In Praise of Modesty

1879

Hans von Marées

Artist, German, 1837 - 1887

Hans von Marées

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The Golden Age I

Hans von Marées

1879

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist. Conrad Fiedler [1841-1895], Munich; his heir, Mary Balling [1854-1919], Partenkirchen. (sale, Christie's, London, 21 June 1991, no. 66); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, no. 109.

Bibliography

1909

  • Meier-Graefe, Julius. Hans von Marées, Munich, 1909: no. 423 and 423A, ill. p. 329.

1980

  • Gerlach-Laxner, Uta. Hans von Marées: Katalog seiner Gemälde. Munich, 1980: 166, under no. 145.

1999

  • Zeichnungen aus fünf Jahrhunderten: Eine Stuttgarter Privatsammlung. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung. Ostfildern-Ruit, 1999: 252, under no. 131, note 7.

2003

  • Vignau-Wilberg, Thea. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Neue Pinakothek, München, Gemäldekataloge. Vol. VIII, Deutsche Künstler von Marées bis Slevogt. Munich, 2003: 211 (recto), 198 (verso).

Inscriptions

at lower left in graphite (partially erased): B; at lower right: 7 3052; below that: 5; and in the corner: 7210; verso at lower left: B

Markings

PM

Wikidata ID

Q64573029

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