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No. 2766 | Art & Antiques

Eppli Auktionshalle, Heilbronner Straße 9-13, DE-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen  

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Completed | Physical auction

Catalog number: 1652 / Lot number: 1083918

SEATON, G. (19. Jh.) "Falstaff und sein Page",

Starting price 150 EUR

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Result:
160 EUR

Dargestellt ist die literarische Figur des Sir John Falstaff, der erstmals in den Stücken von William Shakespeare vorkam. Die Szene zeigt den wohlbeleibten, trink- und raufsüchtigen Soldaten, der zur Selbstüberschätzung neigt aber oft auch melancholisch dargestellt wird, auf dem Weg in ein Gasthaus. Der Name Falstaff wird sowohl für großspurige Angeber als auch für Genießer verwendet, u.re. sign., Öl/Leinwand, 73,5x48 cm (86,5x60 cm mit Rahmen). Altersspuren.

| SEATON, G. (19th c.) "Falstaff and his Page", Depicts the literary figure of Sir John Falstaff, who first appeared in the plays of William Shakespeare. The scene shows the obese soldier, addicted to drink and thuggery, who tends to overestimate himself but is often portrayed as melancholic, on his way to an inn. The name Falstaff is used for braggart as well as for bon vivant, signed at lower right, oil/canvas, 73,5x48 cm (86,5x60 cm with frame). Signs of age.

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