Emil Bührle Collection

Holy Bishop

Franconia (Entourage of Riemenschneider)

1520/30

Lime wood

112 cm

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Provenance

1Siegfried Lämmle Munich & Los Angeles Matthias Weniger, «Die Sammlungen Siegfried Lämmle und Ludwig Gerngross im Bayerischen Nationalmuseum 1938–1953», in Entehrt, ausgeplündert, arisiert, Entrechtung und Enteignung der Juden, Koordinierungsstelle für Kulturgutverluste (ed.), Magdeburg 2005, pp. 291–307.

2Confiscated from Siegfried Lämmle by the Gestapo Munich and sold to Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Inv. 41/311) Munich • 23 November 1938  6 27 June 1941 Weniger, as above, n. (1).

3Restituted to Siegfried Lämmle Los Angeles • 18 March 1950 Weniger, as above, n. (1).

4The estate of Siegfried Lämmle Los Angeles • by 1955 AStEGB, List of 5 sculptures, including the present one, from Walter Laemmle, Los Angeles, son of Siegfried Lämmle and executor for his estate, made out to Emil Bührle to accompany shipment of these sculptures to Zurich, 2 February 1955; Copy of this list complemented with prices for the 5 sculptures, handwritten by Emil Bührle.

5Henri Heilbronner Lucerne • 1955 AStEGB, Letters from Henri Heilbronner, Lucerne, to Emil Bührle, 14 February and 4 March 1955, announcing the shipment of the Lämmle sculptures.

6Emil Bührle Zurich • 30 April 1955 until [d.] 28 November 1956 Acquired from the above for CHF 30.000, AStEGB, Copy of the list quoted above, n. (4), complemented with prices and payment instructions, handwritten by Emil Bührle; Letter from Dr. O. Maurer [Secretary General of Oerlikon Bührle & Co.], Zurich, to Henri Heilbronner, Lucerne, 29 April 1955, confirming transfer of CHF 120.000 for the 5 sculptures of Walter Laemmle, Los Angeles, the remaining CHF 10.000 will be transferred as soon as the sculptures are in Bührle’s possession; Letter from Industrie- und Handelsbank, Zurich, to Emil Bührle, 30 April 1955, confirming transfer of CHF 120’000 to Henri Heilbronner; Letter from Industrie- und Handelsbank, Zurich, to Emil Bührle, confirming transfer of CHF 10’000 to Henri Heilbronner, Lucerne, 14 September 1955.

7Given by the heirs of Emil Bührle to the Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection Zurich • 1960 Inv. P21.

AStEGB = Archive of the Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Zurich

Exhibitions

2016Heiliger Besuch, Gotische Skulpturen der Sammlung E.G. Bührle und Madonnenbilder von Annelies Štrba Museum zu Allerheiligen • Schaffhausen • 2016 no. 21.

References

1973Leopold Reidemeister etc. Stiftung Sammlung Emil G. Bührle • Fondation Collection Emil G. Bührle • Foundation Emil G. Bührle Collection  Zurich & Munich •1973 • no. 193 (ill.;21986).

2005Lukas Gloor • Marco Goldin (ed.) Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection, Zurich, Catalogue  vol. 1 • Conegliano & Zurich • 2005 • no. S24 (ill.; German edition: Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle, Katalog • Italian edition: Fondazione Collezione E.G. Bührle, Catalogo).

2021Lukas Gloor «The Holdings of the Emil Bührle Collection: Illustrated List of All 633 Purchases» in The Emil Bührle Collection: History, Full Catalogue and 70 Masterpieces Swiss Institute for Art Research, Zurich (ed.) • Munich • 2021 • no. 618 (ill.).