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Lot 1617
10.03.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerHargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Event locationGermany, Düsseldorf
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Lot 1617 | FERDINAND KELLER
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€ 5 000 – 10 000
FERDINAND KELLER 1842 Karlsruhe - 1922 Baden-Baden The Guardians of the Temple (1884) Grisaille, oil on canvas. 90 x 68 cm (F. 116 x 98 cm). Monogrammed and dated on the plinth at the left 'FK (in ligature) 1884.'. Frame. The presented painting served as a model for the illustration in the novel 'Uarda' (1886) by the Egyptologist Georg Ebers, which tells about the life and adventures of the ancient Egyptians. Ferdinand Keller chose for his depiction the moment when the high priest on the threshold of the temple gate denies entry to the daughter of Pharaoh Ramses II. From the mid-1870s onwards, Ferdinand Keller illustrated various splendid editions in collaboration with other artists for the Stuttgart publishing house Hallberger. The illustrations for Ebers' publication demonstrate how dynamically and truthfully Keller was able to depict the content of the texts with his pen and why his contemporaries often compared him to the Viennese artist Makart. What earned Ferdinand Keller fame during his lifetime was first and foremost his well-disciplined skill, equipped for all the demands of painting. He is one of the last historical painters of the great academic style, who mastered monumental wall frescoes just as well as small-format illustrations or theatre decorations. Literature: F.W. Gaertner, 1912, p. 46, Fig. 32; Michael Koch. Ferdinand Keller: Life and Work. 1978. Provenance: South German private collection.
FERDINAND KELLER 1842 Karlsruhe - 1922 Baden-Baden Die Wächter des Tempels (1884) Grisaille, Öl auf Leinwand. 90 x 68 cm (R. 116 x 98 cm). Monogrammiert und datiert auf dem Sockel links 'FK (in Ligatur) 1884.'. Rahmen. Das vorgestellte Gemälde diente den Illustrationen in dem Roman 'Uarda' (1886) des Ägyptologen Georg Ebers als Vorlage, welcher von dem Leben und den Abenteuern der alten Ägypter handelt. Ferdinand Keller hat für seine Darstellung den Moment gewählt, in dem der Oberpriester auf der Schwelle der Tempelpforte der Tochter des Pharaos Ramses II. den Eintritt verwehrt. Ab Mitte der 1870er Jahre illustriert Ferdinand Keller in Zusammenarbeit mit weiteren Künstlern für den Stuttgarter Verlag Hallberger verschiedene Prachtausgaben. Die Illustrationen zu der Publikation von Ebers demonstrieren, wie dynamisch und wahrheitsgetreu Keller den Inhalt der Texte mit seiner Feder darzustellen vermochte und warum ihn seine Zeitgenossen oft mit dem Wiener Künstler Makart verglichen. Was Ferdinand Keller zu Lebzeiten Ruhm eingebracht hat, ist in erster Linie sein wohldiszipliniertes, für alle Anforderungen der Malerei gerüstetes Können. Er ist einer der letzten historischen Maler des großen akademischen Stils, der die monumentalen Wandfresken genauso gut beherrschte wie kleinformatige Illustrationen oder Theaterdekorationen. Literatur: F.W. Gaertner, 1912, S. 46., Abb. 32; Michael Koch. Ferdinand Keller Leben und Werk. 1978. Provenienz: Süddeutsche Privatsammlung.
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