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13 Carl Spitzweg Spitzweg’s empathic powers of observation are reflected in his anecdotal- narrative subjects. The artist succeeds in capturing the oddity and idiosyncrasy of his sitters in an individual yet sympathetic way, without mockery. The viewer is drawn towards Spitzweg’s protagonists and attached to their fate. The experienced artist captures the breezy atmosphere in a quick, almost fleeting style and in a small format. For all the humour in his subjects, Spitzweg remained a precise and often critical observer of his Biedermeier-influenced, sometimes eccentric time. Franz Xaver Winterhalter Grand Duke Leopold I of Baden and the French King Louis-Philippe sponsored the German artist Winterhalter, and for decades he was considered the most renowned portraitist in Europe. His career in France was punctuated by stays at the English and later at the Spanish court. His clients came from royal families and courtly circles from St Petersburg to Lisbon. This portrait of a young lady was always titled ‘The American Girl’; according to tradition, it is Winterhalter’s fiancée, whom he painted in Paris in 1868/69. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873). The beautiful American. Circa 1868–1869. Oil on canvas. 115 × 88 cm (oval). Estimate: CHF 30 000/40 000 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 19 TH CENTURY PAINTINGS Karoline Weser weser@kollerauctions.com Auction: 1 October 2021 ONLINE CATALOGUES www.kollerauctions.com Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885). On the bastion (Military outpost in peacetime). Oil on canvas. 22.8 × 40 cm. Estimate: CHF 150 000/250 000 Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885). A country parson memorising a text. Circa 1840. Oil on canvas. 31.7 × 27.2 cm. Estimate: CHF 25 000/35 000