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Lot 6002 - ibid150 Old Master Paintings - online only - Wednesday, 02. April 2025, 11.00 AM

Follower of ANGELIKA KAUFFMANN

(Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
Calypso lamenting the departure of Ulysses.
Oil on iron sheet.
27.2 × 22.1 cm (oval).

Provenance:
- Private collection, Switzerland, since at least 1972.
- As a gift, private collection, Switzerland, since the 1980s.
- Sale Koller, Zurich, 27.3.2024, lot 6038.

Während ihrer Schaffenszeit in London malte Angelika Kauffmann ab Mitte der 1770er Jahre mehrere einfigurige Historienbilder verlassener Frauen auf Kupfer im hochovalen Kabinettformat, darunter die auf ihrer Insel zurückgelassenen, dem Odysseus nachtrauernde Kalypso.


Oil on metal. The paint surface in good condition with a fine network of craquelure. Slight colour abrasions along the edges.Under UV light: Minimal retouching visible on the figure and some retouching in the background. The varnish fluoresces a greenish colour. Overall in very good condition.Frame: 48.5 × 43.5 cm.


CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.