Hans Holbein the Elder
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
43.7 x 34.6 cmOil on panel
Signed with the monogram HH (in ligature) on the throne at the right
Sale Sotheby's, New York, 1 February 2018
Provenance
With Julius Böhler, Munich acquired in 1901 (stock number 18.539)
Prof. Dr. Philipp Lotmar (1850-1922), Bern, acquired from above by 1902
sale, Zurich, Galerie Fischer, 17-19 May 1933, nr. 1257 (consigned by Lotmar, as Holbein School)
sale, Lucerne, Galerie Fischer, 1-8 September 1936, nr. 2376 (bought by Fischer, as Holbein School)
Anna Stiftinger, Wien VI, Mittelgasse 26/7, by 1938
with Julius Böhler, Munich (on commission from above October 19, 1938, stock number 13.38)
Carl W. Buemming, Darmstadt
with Julius Böhler, Munich, acquired from the above, 19 May 1939 (stock numbers 39.205 and 5750) taken from his storage facility in Leutasch, Austria, by French occupying forces in 1945 and later recovered
Heinz Kisters (1912-1977), Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 19 February 1951
thence by inheritance
Sale Sotheby's, New York, 1 February 2018, nr. 8