Lot 473
473
A CARVED BOXWOOD RELIEF OF THE PENITENCE OF MARY MAGDALEN IN THE WILDERNESS
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A CARVED BOXWOOD RELIEF OF THE PENITENCE OF MARY MAGDALEN IN THE WILDERNESS

CIRCLE OF CHRISTOPH DANIEL SCHENK, GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A CARVED BOXWOOD RELIEF OF THE PENITENCE OF MARY MAGDALEN IN THE WILDERNESS
CIRCLE OF CHRISTOPH DANIEL SCHENK, GERMAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY
6 ½ in, (16.5 cm.) high, 4.15/16 in. (12.5 cm.) wide, 1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
with Loewi-Robertson, Los Angeles, California, 6 February 1969.
Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection).
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

Christoph Daniel Schenk (1633-1691) was an important German sculptor of religious imagery, who primarily worked with wood and ivory. He is best known for his large-scale wood altar figures and altarpieces. His earliest works were produced during the Counter-Reformation, a period of renewed artistic activity. Spiraling, activated drapery forms emphasized his combination of stark naturalism and heightened emotionalism.

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