Wilhelm von Schadow Berlin 1788 – 1862 Düsseldorf

Berlin 1788 – 1862 Düsseldorf
Parable of the lost sheep and the prodigal son, with allegorical setting. Before 1819

Pencil, heightened with white / setting grey-brown washed, partially heightened in gold on tracing paper. 23,7 × 42,4 cm. (9 ⅜ × 16 ¾ in.) Inscribed on the lower right in pen (presumably after 1845): W.v.Schadow / each inscribed on the lower centre in gold: “Freuet euch mit mir, denn ich habe mein Schaf gefunden, welches verloren war. Ev.St.L. XV.6.“ / “So sage ich euch, freuen sich die Engel Gottes ueber einen Sünder, der Buße thut. Ev.St.L. XV.10.“. Catalogue raisonné: Grewe 17.2. [3404] Framed

Provenance
Collection Elmar Weber, Cologne / Private Collection, South Germany
Addendum/ErratumCorrect estimate: € 15.000-20.000
Sold for:
18,750 EUR (incl. premium)