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Four miniatures, Felix Mendelssohn and sibling

Lost Art-ID
413878
Felix (Jakob Ludwig) Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Fanny (Cäcilia) Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1805-1847)
Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1812-1874)
Rebecka Mendelssohn (1811-1858)
Artist / Creator
Grahl, August
Birth
1791.05.26, Proppentin (Mecklenburg)
Death
1866.06.13, Dresden
Title
Four miniatures, Felix Mendelssohn and sibling
Dating
1815/16 (um)
Object type
Painting
Group of reported objects
Painting
Material / Technique
Colour pigment ; Ivory / painted
Description
They represent Felix Mendelssohn (Bartholdy) and his siblings Fanny, Paul and Rebecka in childhood. Probably in the technique typical of his miniature: pigmented powder paints on ivory; inherited
Provenance
Forced sale on 12th November 1940 at the auction house Gerhard Harms in Berlin-Dahlem. The miniatures were listed under lot no. 47 as "4 miniatures and similar." for 60 RM from Martius acquired. The wording "and similar." referred to another miniature (LostArt-ID 413879) under the same lot no. "Lady at the mirror", signed 1780
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