Lot 198 
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Wilhelm Trübner
Reiterbildnis des Großherzogs Friedrich I. von Baden, 1904.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 7,000 - 9,000
$ 8,120 - 10,440
Wilhelm Trübner
1851 - 1917
Reiterbildnis des Großherzogs Friedrich I. von Baden. 1904.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower left. 186 x 130.5 cm (73.2 x 51.3 in). [AW].
• Wilhelm Trübner masterfully combines portraiture with a stately equestrian depiction.
• An impressive portrayal of the Grand Duke in full dress uniform as a symbol of imperial dignity and loyalty to the state of Baden during the Wilhelmine era.
• Its monumental format and psychological presence make this work a special testimony to German portrait art around 1900.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Baden-Württemberg.
EXHIBITION: 50-jähriges Kunstvereinsjubiläum, Frankfurt a. M., 1905.
2nd exhibition of the Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin, 1905.
Deutsche Kunstausstellung, Cologne, 1906, cat. no. 2, p. 576.
Wilhelm Trübner, Kunstverein Karlsruhe, 1911, cat. no. 177.
Große Berliner Kunstausstellung. 25th anniversary of the Emperor's reign, Berlin, 1913, cat. no. 559 (illustrated on plate 77).
4th Special Exhibition of the Kestner Society, Hanover, March 4–April 15, 1917, cat. no. 34.
Freie Secession, Berlin, 1918, cat. no. 27.
LITERATURE: Joseph August Beringer (ed.), Trübner. The Master's Paintings in 450 Illustrations, Stuttgart/Berlin 1917, CR p. 277 (illustrated in black and white).
Klaus Rohrandt, Wilhelm Trübner (1851-1917). Kritischer und beschreibender Katalog sämtlicher Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik. Biografie und Studien zum Werk, vol. 2, part 1, Kiel 1971, CR no, pp. 229f.
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(selection)
Schwäbischer Merkur, Stuttgart, no. 189, August 15, 1933, p. 6.
Hans Rosenhagen, Die Kunst für alle: Malerei, Plastik, Graphik, Architektur, 20, 1905, p. 498.
Hans Rosenhagen, Die Kunst unserer Zeit, 17, 1906, p. 164 (illustrated).
Benno Rüttenauer, Westermann Monatshefte, vol. 107, part 1, 1909, p. 341 (illustrated).
Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Deutsche Malerei seit 1870, Leipzig 1919, p. 51 (illustrated on p. 21).
Emil Waldmann, Das Bildnis im 19. Jahrhundert, Berlin 1921, pp. 139f.
Richard Muther, Geschichte der Malerei, vol. 3, Leipzig 1930, p. 523 (illustrated on p. 525).
Doris Wild, Moderne Malerei, Konstanz 1950, p. 42.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 15.10 h +/- 20 min.
1851 - 1917
Reiterbildnis des Großherzogs Friedrich I. von Baden. 1904.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower left. 186 x 130.5 cm (73.2 x 51.3 in). [AW].
• Wilhelm Trübner masterfully combines portraiture with a stately equestrian depiction.
• An impressive portrayal of the Grand Duke in full dress uniform as a symbol of imperial dignity and loyalty to the state of Baden during the Wilhelmine era.
• Its monumental format and psychological presence make this work a special testimony to German portrait art around 1900.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Baden-Württemberg.
EXHIBITION: 50-jähriges Kunstvereinsjubiläum, Frankfurt a. M., 1905.
2nd exhibition of the Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin, 1905.
Deutsche Kunstausstellung, Cologne, 1906, cat. no. 2, p. 576.
Wilhelm Trübner, Kunstverein Karlsruhe, 1911, cat. no. 177.
Große Berliner Kunstausstellung. 25th anniversary of the Emperor's reign, Berlin, 1913, cat. no. 559 (illustrated on plate 77).
4th Special Exhibition of the Kestner Society, Hanover, March 4–April 15, 1917, cat. no. 34.
Freie Secession, Berlin, 1918, cat. no. 27.
LITERATURE: Joseph August Beringer (ed.), Trübner. The Master's Paintings in 450 Illustrations, Stuttgart/Berlin 1917, CR p. 277 (illustrated in black and white).
Klaus Rohrandt, Wilhelm Trübner (1851-1917). Kritischer und beschreibender Katalog sämtlicher Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik. Biografie und Studien zum Werk, vol. 2, part 1, Kiel 1971, CR no, pp. 229f.
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(selection)
Schwäbischer Merkur, Stuttgart, no. 189, August 15, 1933, p. 6.
Hans Rosenhagen, Die Kunst für alle: Malerei, Plastik, Graphik, Architektur, 20, 1905, p. 498.
Hans Rosenhagen, Die Kunst unserer Zeit, 17, 1906, p. 164 (illustrated).
Benno Rüttenauer, Westermann Monatshefte, vol. 107, part 1, 1909, p. 341 (illustrated).
Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Deutsche Malerei seit 1870, Leipzig 1919, p. 51 (illustrated on p. 21).
Emil Waldmann, Das Bildnis im 19. Jahrhundert, Berlin 1921, pp. 139f.
Richard Muther, Geschichte der Malerei, vol. 3, Leipzig 1930, p. 523 (illustrated on p. 525).
Doris Wild, Moderne Malerei, Konstanz 1950, p. 42.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 15.10 h +/- 20 min.
198
Wilhelm Trübner
Reiterbildnis des Großherzogs Friedrich I. von Baden, 1904.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 7,000 - 9,000
$ 8,120 - 10,440
Buyer's premium and taxation for Wilhelm Trübner "Reiterbildnis des Großherzogs Friedrich I. von Baden"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
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