Lotto No. 545


Philip Alexius de László


Philip Alexius de László - Dipinti dell’Ottocento

(Budapest 1869–1937 London)
Portrait of Frederik-August Graf zu Rantzau (1895-1945) as a Child in a Sailor’s Suit, signed, dated P. A. Laszlo Potsdam 1908 and titled Frederec August, titled on the frame’s label „The white Boy“, study on the reverse, oil on board, 92 x 72 cm, framed behind glass with original frame

Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany.

We are grateful to Christopher Wentworth-Stanley, The de László Archive Trust for the scholarly advice. The present lot is archived in the Catalogue Raisonné Philip de László, no. 111481.

Frederik-August Graf zu Rantzau was born in Kiel on 12 October 1895, the only child of Ernst Graf zu Rantzau (1869-1930) and his wife Carmelita, née Countess von Noer (1871-1948). His father, an art collector, was Imperial Privy Councillor (Geheime Regierungsrat) and Chamberlain (Kämmerer) at the time the present portrait was painted in Potsdam while de László was making portraits of the Emperor Wilhelm, the Empress Auguste Victoria, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Crown Princess Cecilie. His parents divorced in 1916. He died as a prisoner-of-war in the Russian Caucasus in December 1945.

Esperta: Johanna Plank, MA Johanna Plank, MA
+43-1-515 60-501

johanna.plank@dorotheum.at

02.05.2023 - 18:00

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EUR 18.200,-
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Philip Alexius de László


(Budapest 1869–1937 London)
Portrait of Frederik-August Graf zu Rantzau (1895-1945) as a Child in a Sailor’s Suit, signed, dated P. A. Laszlo Potsdam 1908 and titled Frederec August, titled on the frame’s label „The white Boy“, study on the reverse, oil on board, 92 x 72 cm, framed behind glass with original frame

Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany.

We are grateful to Christopher Wentworth-Stanley, The de László Archive Trust for the scholarly advice. The present lot is archived in the Catalogue Raisonné Philip de László, no. 111481.

Frederik-August Graf zu Rantzau was born in Kiel on 12 October 1895, the only child of Ernst Graf zu Rantzau (1869-1930) and his wife Carmelita, née Countess von Noer (1871-1948). His father, an art collector, was Imperial Privy Councillor (Geheime Regierungsrat) and Chamberlain (Kämmerer) at the time the present portrait was painted in Potsdam while de László was making portraits of the Emperor Wilhelm, the Empress Auguste Victoria, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Crown Princess Cecilie. His parents divorced in 1916. He died as a prisoner-of-war in the Russian Caucasus in December 1945.

Esperta: Johanna Plank, MA Johanna Plank, MA
+43-1-515 60-501

johanna.plank@dorotheum.at


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Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala con Live Bidding
Data: 02.05.2023 - 18:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 22.04. - 02.05.2023


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