Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas, signed at lower right "
C. d'Unker & von Wille," presented in a later frame.
SS 49.5 x 39.5 in.; DOA 59.5 x 49.5 in.
Estate of the late Reginald M. Stack of Covington Hall, York, ME This painting is included in a 1876 catalogue of paintings in the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, Sacremento, CA
August von Wille (German, 1828-1887) and d'Unker likely met during their art studies in Dusseldorf in the middle of the 19th century. It is known that von Wille was a member of the city's Artist Society (Malksten or Paintbox) beginning in 1849. Both artists are known for their genre scenes.
$2,000 - 4,000