Joseph Karl Stieler Mainz 1781 – 1858 Munich

Mainz 1781 – 1858 Munich
”Helene Sedlmayr”. Circa 1831/34

Oil on canvas. 71,7 × 58 cm. (28 ¼ × 22 ⅞ in.) Catalogue raisonné: See von Hase 291. One of the two replicas of the years 1831 and 1834 mentioned by Hojer (see below). Backed tear in the upper left. Craquelure. [3128] Framed

Provenance
Helene Sedlmayr, Munich (presumably a gift of King Ludwig I, thence by descent to the present owner)
Addendum/ErratumWith a certificate by Dr. Ulrike von Hase-Schmundt, Munich, dated 19 May 2023. The work will be included in the new edition of her catalogue raisonné of Karl Joseph Stieler. According to Stieler’s cash book entry, she dates the painting to 1831 and confirms that it was a gift from King Ludwig I to Helene Sedlmayr.
Sold for:
237,500 EUR (incl. premium)