Bidspirit auction | Anton Graff: Portrait of Marie

Anton Graff: Portrait of Marie Madeleine Platzmann (Berlin 1752-1790) in a White Polka-Dot Silk Dres - GRAFF, ANTON 1736 Winterthur - 1813 Dresden Title: Portrait of Marie Madeleine Platzmann (Berlin 1752-1790) in a White Polka-Dot Silk Dress. Date: Ca. 1775. Technique: Oil on canvas. Mounting: Relined. Measurement: In oval: 79 x 63cm. Frame: Framed. Verso: On the stretcher old lable with details on the depicted. Certificate: Helmut Börsch-Supan, Berlin 26th February 2024. Cf. literature: E. Berckenhagen: Anton Graff. Leben und Werk, Berlin 1967, cat. rais. no. 1085/1086. Provenance: Private ownership, Germany. The depicted Marie Madeleine Platzmann had been married to the silk manufacturer Johann Platzmann, with whom she had three children, since 1752. Together with both portraits registered by Berckenhagen, of which one is presevered at the Braunschweig Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Graff has painted three identically sized versions in total. Hence, Börsch-Supan supposes in his report that each work was intended for one child each. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Anton Graff Germany German School 18./19. C. Old Masters Framed Portrait Painting Bourgeois Portrait