Hermann Weyer (b. Coburg 1596, d. c. 1621)
Purchased by the National Gallery of Denmark in May 2018.
Nymphs chased by satyrs. Signed and dated He. W. 1617. Drawing ink, watercolour and white highlights on paper. Sheet size 215×337 mm.
Biographical sources on the life of Hermann Weyer are few. It is however known that he in 1616 travelled to the Netherlands and was greatly inspired both in terms of motives and stylistically. The influence is definitely present in this drawing, executed the year after Weyers arrival in the Netherlands.
A comparable drawing depicting Eurydice in the Underworld is at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow and a drawing depicting Lot and his Daughters in the collection of the Princess of Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldsee, Wolfegg Castle. Highly finished watercolours such as this one are very rarely offered on the market.
Provenance: Johan Conrad Spengler (1767–1839) (Lugt 1434), his estate sale 1839, no. 1150 (as Hans Weyer). Here purchased by Benjamin Wolff (1790–1866) (Lugt 420). Thence by descent.
Condition report on request. Contact wolff@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
The Wolff Collection, 30 May 2018