Cavalier in Renaissance Costume with Cape, Lace Collar and Sword
The pencil drawing shows a male person in Renaissance costume in three-quarter profile to the right. The sitter wears a lace collar and rapier as well as a cloak over his left arm.
The work is signed "A. M." on the lower right, but not dated.
There are no indications of provenance on the reverse.
(...) Unknown
At the latest from 18.08.1942-13.11.1942 Prof. Dr. Guido Kern (1878-1953) and Dr. Franziska Kern (?-?), Berlin, acquisition path unexplained
From 13.11.1942 German Reich ("Sonderauftrag Linz"), purchase via Galerie Almas, Munich
As of 15.10.1945 American Military Government, Central Collecting Point Munich, seizure
Since 1949 Federal Republic of Germany, acquisition from former Reich property
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