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Lot 84 Ferdinand Hodler hat die beiden Studien (Los 84 und 85) in Vorbereitung auf sein monumentales Werk Einmütigkeit im Sitzungssaal des Neuen Ratshauses in Hannover entworfen. Dank der Vermittlung des deutschen Malers Max Liebermann erhielt Hodler im Jahr 1911 diesen Auftrag der Stadt, wobei der historische Moment am 26. Juni 1533 dargestellt werden sollte, als die Bürger auf die evangelischen Lehren schwörten.
Ferdinand Hodler painted both studies (lot 84 and 85) in preparation for his monumental work Einmütigkeit (Concordance) for the assembly chamber of the townhall in Hannover. Thanks to the mediation of the German painter Max Liebermann, Hodler was awarded this contract by the city in 1911 to depict the historic moment on 26th June 1533, when the citizens swore their allegiance to the teachings of the Evangelists.
Ferdinand Hodler painted both studies (lot 84 and 85) in preparation for his monumental work Einmütigkeit (Concordance) for the assembly chamber of the townhall in Hannover. Thanks to the mediation of the German painter Max Liebermann, Hodler was awarded this contract by the city in 1911 to depict the historic moment on 26th June 1533, when the citizens swore their allegiance to the teachings of the Evangelists.
FERDINAND HODLER (1853-1918)
Einmütigkeit, Schwörender, 1912/1913
Closed18 September 2018
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CHF 75,000
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Beim vorliegenden Schwörenden handelt es sich um die dritte Hauptfigur von rechts aus der Hannoveraner Fassung.
This painting depicts the third main figure from the right who is swearing his allegiance in the Hannover version of the work.
This painting depicts the third main figure from the right who is swearing his allegiance in the Hannover version of the work.