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HEROES & LOVERS: Property of a Distinguished Collector
TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER (CIRCA 1460-1531)
Saint Catherine
Details
TILMAN RIEMENSCHNEIDER (CIRCA 1460-1531)
Saint Catherine
the collar of the bodice carved with 'KATHERI', the reverse hollowed, now raised on a later demi-lune shaped walnut base; a label inscribed in ink '3580' to the reverse, the base inscribed '276'; the underside of the base inscribed 'EH...7(?)6'
limewood, with traces of polychromy
41 ½ x 13 3⁄8 x 7 1⁄8 in. (105.5 x 34 x 18 cm.), the figure
43 ½ in. (110.5 cm.) high, overall
Circa 1505
Saint Catherine
the collar of the bodice carved with 'KATHERI', the reverse hollowed, now raised on a later demi-lune shaped walnut base; a label inscribed in ink '3580' to the reverse, the base inscribed '276'; the underside of the base inscribed 'EH...7(?)6'
limewood, with traces of polychromy
41 ½ x 13 3⁄8 x 7 1⁄8 in. (105.5 x 34 x 18 cm.), the figure
43 ½ in. (110.5 cm.) high, overall
Circa 1505
Provenance
Georg Schuster (1869-1937), Munich.
Dr Arthur Rosin (1879-1972) acquired from the above in 1927 and thence by descent to Axel Rosin (1907-2007), New York.
Bequest to The Scherman Foundation, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 2008, lot 31, where acquired by the present owner.
Dr Arthur Rosin (1879-1972) acquired from the above in 1927 and thence by descent to Axel Rosin (1907-2007), New York.
Bequest to The Scherman Foundation, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 2008, lot 31, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
D. Finn, "A Sculpture by Tilmann Riemenschneider," in Sculpture Review, XLVI, 1997, pp. 22-25.
M. Marincola, "A Technical Investigation of the Dumbarton Oaks Virgin and Child by Tilman Riemenschneider," in The Sculpture Journal, IV, 2000, pp. 24-34.
M. Marincola, "Tilman Riemenschneider: New Thoughts on a Late Medieval Sculptor's Techniques," in Met Objectives, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fall 2000, II, no. 1, pp. 1-4.
F. M. Kammel, "Das Germanisches Nationalmuseum und Tilman Riemenschneider: Beiträge zu einer Erwerbungsund Forschungsgeschichte" in Anzeiger des Germanisches Nationalmuseums, 2003, pp. 152-154.
J. Chapuis, ed., "Tilman Riemenschneider c.1460-1531," Studies in the History of Art, LXV, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Symposium Papers XLII, The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, New Haven and London, 2004, pp. 11, 132-134.
I. Kalden-Rosenfeld, Tilman Riemenschneider: The Sculptor and his workshop. With a catalogue of works generally accepted as by Riemenschneider and his workshop, Taunus, 2004, p. 154, fig. 263.
C. Lichte, ed., Tilman Riemenschneider: Werke seiner Blütezeit, exh. cat., Mainfränkischen Museum Würzburg, 24 March -13 June 2004, no. 1, pp. 150-151, 341-343, nos. 70 and 71, figs.106, 296 and 297.
W. Ottoweiler, "New Findings on the Original Surface Finish of a Wooden Sculpture by Tilman Riemenschneider," CONSERVAR PATRIMÓNIO, XLIX, 2025, p. 148.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Bier, Tilmann Riemenschneider: Die Frühen Werke, Würzburg, 1925, pp. v-viii, 19-20, 25, 73-77.
J. Bier, The Sculptures of Tilmann Riemenschneider, The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, exh. cat., 1962, pp. 13-18.
J. Bier, Tilmann Riemenschneider: Die späten Werke in Holtz, Vienna, 1978, no. 226, pp. 19-20, 25, 134, 136 and 156.
M. Baxandall, The Limewood Sculptures of Germany, New Haven and London, 1980, p. 44, pl. 33.
J. Bier, Tilmann Riemenschneider: His Life and Work, Kentucky, 1982, figs. 3A and B, 23J, 32A and B, pp. 41-43, 88-90, 98-100 and 122.
K. M. Boivin and G. C. Bryda, eds., Riemenschneider in Situ, London, 2022, pp. 143-159, 259-276 and 299-321.
G. Lutz, Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster, The Cleveland Museum of Art, exh. cat., 2023, pp. 79-88.
M. Marincola, "A Technical Investigation of the Dumbarton Oaks Virgin and Child by Tilman Riemenschneider," in The Sculpture Journal, IV, 2000, pp. 24-34.
M. Marincola, "Tilman Riemenschneider: New Thoughts on a Late Medieval Sculptor's Techniques," in Met Objectives, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fall 2000, II, no. 1, pp. 1-4.
F. M. Kammel, "Das Germanisches Nationalmuseum und Tilman Riemenschneider: Beiträge zu einer Erwerbungsund Forschungsgeschichte" in Anzeiger des Germanisches Nationalmuseums, 2003, pp. 152-154.
J. Chapuis, ed., "Tilman Riemenschneider c.1460-1531," Studies in the History of Art, LXV, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Symposium Papers XLII, The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, New Haven and London, 2004, pp. 11, 132-134.
I. Kalden-Rosenfeld, Tilman Riemenschneider: The Sculptor and his workshop. With a catalogue of works generally accepted as by Riemenschneider and his workshop, Taunus, 2004, p. 154, fig. 263.
C. Lichte, ed., Tilman Riemenschneider: Werke seiner Blütezeit, exh. cat., Mainfränkischen Museum Würzburg, 24 March -13 June 2004, no. 1, pp. 150-151, 341-343, nos. 70 and 71, figs.106, 296 and 297.
W. Ottoweiler, "New Findings on the Original Surface Finish of a Wooden Sculpture by Tilman Riemenschneider," CONSERVAR PATRIMÓNIO, XLIX, 2025, p. 148.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. Bier, Tilmann Riemenschneider: Die Frühen Werke, Würzburg, 1925, pp. v-viii, 19-20, 25, 73-77.
J. Bier, The Sculptures of Tilmann Riemenschneider, The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, exh. cat., 1962, pp. 13-18.
J. Bier, Tilmann Riemenschneider: Die späten Werke in Holtz, Vienna, 1978, no. 226, pp. 19-20, 25, 134, 136 and 156.
M. Baxandall, The Limewood Sculptures of Germany, New Haven and London, 1980, p. 44, pl. 33.
J. Bier, Tilmann Riemenschneider: His Life and Work, Kentucky, 1982, figs. 3A and B, 23J, 32A and B, pp. 41-43, 88-90, 98-100 and 122.
K. M. Boivin and G. C. Bryda, eds., Riemenschneider in Situ, London, 2022, pp. 143-159, 259-276 and 299-321.
G. Lutz, Riemenschneider and Late Medieval Alabaster, The Cleveland Museum of Art, exh. cat., 2023, pp. 79-88.
Exhibited
Riemenschneider Gedächtnis-Ausstellung 1931: des Museums für Kunst und Landesgeschichte im Provinzial-Museum, Hannover, 1931, p. 12, no. 17.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York September 1998-July 2007 (on loan).
J. Chapuis, ed., Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1999, cat. no. 43C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York March 2008-January 2019 (on loan).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York September 1998-July 2007 (on loan).
J. Chapuis, ed., Tilman Riemenschneider: Master Sculptor of the Late Middle Ages, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1999, cat. no. 43C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York March 2008-January 2019 (on loan).
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale