Lot Essay
The artist left France for England during the French Revolution, and exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1791 and the Royal Academy 1792-6
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
(Karl) Anton Hickel (1745-1798)
Details
(Karl) Anton Hickel (1745-1798)
Portrait of a Nun, gardening vegetables in a wood
signed and dated 'hickel.p./1790.'
26¾ x 20 7/8in. (68 x 53cm.)
Portrait of a Nun, gardening vegetables in a wood
signed and dated 'hickel.p./1790.'
26¾ x 20 7/8in. (68 x 53cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Paris, 4 May 1921, lot 19 (1,900 francs)
Literature
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, IV, Paris, 1956, p.696