Superb Hand Signed Drawing from the famous Hungarian painter Mihály von Munkácsy ( 1844-1900).

The artist studied in Vienna,Munich and Düsseldorf before he went to Paris in 1870.  Here he acclaimed great success and became a really established member of the Paris Art world.

In 1882 he painted 'Christ before Pilatus',his first large-scale painting with a subject taken from the Bible, followed by 'Golgotha' in 1884 and''Ecce Homo' in 1896. These huge paintings were taken on a tour and exhibited in many European cities and also in the USA.

Munkácsy executed numerous preliminary drawings for this paintings in as numerous sketchbooks .

This drawing shows a preparatory study  for 'Christ before Pilatus'.

This is one of his most elaborated drawings,with great psychological attention for the individuals!

Artist  :       Mihály von Munkácsy

Medium  :      Pencil on paper 

Size  :         7 7/8 x 6 1/2 in ( 20 x 16,5  cm.)

Marks  :       Signed lower right

Condition  :    In exellent condition.Nicely framed.

Provenance  :  Private collection , Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Estimate  :    3000 - 5000 USD .Reserve considerable lower !

Results for Munkacsy :

Mihály MUNKACSY von (1844-1909)

Study to the Christ before Pilate Auction result HUF 600,000 EUR 2,322 - USD 2,946 - GBP 1,584 Estimate HUF 180,000 Category Drawing-Watercolour Medium Pencil/paper Date 08 May 2006 Location Budapest (HU) Size 20x16.5 cm - ( 7 7/8x6 1/2 in) Auction house Gallery Mu-Terem Study of the Christ before Pilate painting Auction result HUF 1,100,000 EUR 4,345 - USD 5,181 - GBP 2,937 Estimate HUF 170,000   Category Drawing-Watercolour Medium Pencil/paper Date 24 Oct 2005 Location Budapest (HU) Size 21.3x17 cm - ( 8 3/8x6 3/4 in) Auction house Gallery Mu-Terem

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