Important painting of the crucifixion of Jesus from the collection of Konrad Adenauer,Florence,

Important painting of the crucifixion of Jesus from the collection of Konrad Adenauer,
Florence, oil / panel, 14th century, attributed to Niccoló di Pietro Gerini (1350 -1415),
height: 70,5 cm, width: 44,5 cm // Below with coats of arms of the Strozzi and Forini
families. Condition: restored crack on the left. The panel painting hung in Adenauer's
private house, as a photograph shows. See http://histrhen. landesgeschichte.
eu/2019/05/der-kanzler-und-die-kunst/; On the photo it hangs to the right of a panel of
St. Ursula, which has just been acquired by the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne. Adenauer
probably bought it from Heinz Kisters (1912-1977), but maybe also from another dealer.
After Adenauer's death, however, it became part of Kister's collection. The art dealer
Kisters was controversial at that time, especially since an auction of some paintings from
Adenauer's estate organised by him was not successful at Christie's. The work called up
here was not among these paintings. Recently, paintings from the Kisters Collection have
been auctioned off at very high prices, such as a Cranach triptych or a painting from
Titian, proof that his art connoisseurship must have been good. Literature: Heinz Kisters:
Adenauer as an art collector, Lichtenberg Verlag, Munich 1970, illustrated on p. 20. //
Provenance: Private collection of the German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer; Kisters
Collection; Private property Cologne since 1978Bedeutendes Tafelbild der Kreuzigung Jesu aus der Sammlung Konrad Adenauer
Florenz, Öl / Holz, 14. Jahrhundert, Niccoló di Pietro Gerini zugeschrieben (1350 -1415)
Höhe: 70,5 cm, Breite: 44,5 cm
Unten mit Wappen der Familien Strozzi und Forini. Zustand: Links restaurierter Riss. Das Tafelgemälde hing im Privathaus Adenauers, wie ein zeitgenössisches Photo belegt. Siehe hierzu http://histrhen.landesgeschichte.eu/2019/05/der-kanzler-und-die-kunst/ Auf dem Photo hängt es rechts von einem Tafelbild der hl. Ursula, welches gerade erst vom Schnütgen-Museum zu Köln erworben wurde. Vermutlich hat Adenauer es von Heinz Kisters (1912-1977) gekauft, möglicherweise aber auch von einem anderen Händler. Nach dem Tod Adenauers ist es aber in die Sammlung Kisters übergegangen. Der Kunsthändler Kisters war seinerzeit umstritten, zumal eine vom ihm organiserte Versteigerung einiger Tafelbilder aus dem Nachlass Adenauers bei Christie`s keinen Erfolg hatte. Das hier aufgerufene Werk war nicht unter diesen Bildern. In jüngster Zeit sind Gemälde der Sammlung Kisters zu sehr hohen Preisen versteigert worden, wie ein Cranach-Triptychon oder ein Gemälde der Sacra Conversazione von Tizian, ein Beleg dafür, dass seine Kunstkennerschaft doch gut gewesen sein muss. Literatur: Heinz Kisters: Adenauer als Kunstsammler, Lichtenberg Verlag, München 1970, abgebildet auf S. 20. // Provenienz: Privatsammlung des deutschen Kanzlers Konrad Adenauer; Sammlung Kisters; seit 1978 Privatbesitz Köln

Important painting of the crucifixion of Jesus from the collection of Konrad Adenauer, Florence, oil / panel, 14th century, attributed to Niccoló di Pietro Gerini (1350 -1415), height: 70,5 cm, width: 44,5 cm // Below with coats of arms of the Strozzi and Forini families. Condition: restored crack on the left. The panel painting hung in Adenauer's private house, as a photograph shows. See http://histrhen. landesgeschichte. eu/2019/05/der-kanzler-und-die-kunst/; On the photo it hangs to the right of a panel of St. Ursula, which has just been acquired by the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne. Adenauer probably bought it from Heinz Kisters (1912-1977), but maybe also from another dealer. After Adenauer's death, however, it became part of Kister's collection. The art dealer Kisters was controversial at that time, especially since an auction of some paintings from Adenauer's estate organised by him was not successful at Christie's. The work called up here was not among these paintings. Recently, paintings from the Kisters Collection have been auctioned off at very high prices, such as a Cranach triptych or a painting from Titian, proof that his art connoisseurship must have been good. Literature: Heinz Kisters: Adenauer as an art collector, Lichtenberg Verlag, Munich 1970, illustrated on p. 20. // Provenance: Private collection of the German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer; Kisters Collection; Private property Cologne since 1978

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