The art historian Karl Voll
Portrait of the art historian Prof. Karl Voll.
The portrayed sits in brown suit, white shirt and stand-up collar with black tie (cross-tie), with blond moustache and reddened face, looking to the left and holding a pipe in his left hand, in front of a table on which lies an open book as well as some cups and mugs and a flower pot. Green background.
Inscribed lower left: M. Slevogt 98; upper right: Karl Voll 31 years old. Gold frame. (according to inv.)
1898 - n.d., married couple Mrs and Karl Voll, Munich
n.d. - probably 10.07.1934, Emil Hirsch (1866-1954), Munich
probably 10.07.1934 - 29.12.1934 (02.01.1935), Galerie Heinemann, Munich, purchased by Emil Hirsch
since 29.12.1934 (02.01.1935), Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich, purchased by Galerie Heinemann (‘Ministerielle Entschließung Nr. 16900 vom 04.04.1935’)
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80637 München
Germany