Anton Kern* (1710-1747)
The Adoration of the Magi
red chalk, watermark flower
17 x 10 in. (441 x 261 mm.)
Provenance
John Boyd Thacher (his inscription, not in Lugt).
Dr. Grote (his mark, not in Lugt).
Lot Essay
Comparable in handling to a drawing by Kern after Pittoni in the Albertina, V. Birke and J. Kertsz, Die Italienischen Zeichnungen der Albertina, Vienna, 1997, Inv. 14350, illustrated.