Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
(Leipzig 1794 – 1872 Dresden)
Study of a Draped Arm, 1820
Pen in grey ink over pencil
29.2 x 22 cm
Dated lower middle: "d. 17 July / 1820"
PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist
Collection Prof. Dr. Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1877-1945), Berlin
Schnorr family, by descent
Bassenge, Berlin, sale 26 May 2017, lot 6643
In a letter by Schnorr from Rome in the summer of 1820 to his father he relates that, together with Friedrich Olivier and Theodor Rehbenitz, intense sessions devoted to drawing nude and drapery studies took place. Our sheet, dated July 17, 1820 was executed in this context.
We thank Hinrich Sieveking, Munich, for his confirmation of the attribution (March 14, 2017) and for the reference to the letter by Schnorr to his father.