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Hagar and Ishmael with the Angel, Circle of Januarius Zick, Oil, 1700s The unframed canvas shown to scale above a marble console on a pale panelled wall (Hagar and Ishmael with the angel, circle of Januarius Zick, oil on canvas)

Hagar and Ishmael with the Angel, Circle of Januarius Zick, Oil, 1700s

German School, 18th century

Medium

Oil on canvas

Painting size

22 ¾ x 28 ¾ in. (58 x 73 cm.)

Signature

Unsigned

Period

Late 18th century

Price

$5,800 USD

Condition. Good condition. The canvas has been relined and sits on a later keyed stretcher. Age craquelure runs across the whole surface, and an old yellowed varnish warms the sky and the greens.

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Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness with the angel, circle of Januarius Zick, 18th century German school oil on canvas, unframed
The unframed canvas shown to scale above a marble console on a pale panelled wall (Hagar and Ishmael with the angel, circle of Januarius Zick, oil on canvas)
Relined canvas on a keyed stretcher with a central cross, pencil writing along the top edge of the lining (Hagar and Ishmael, 18th century German school)
Angel leaning out of a cloud above the weeping mother, one hand lowered toward her
Hagar half lying against a bundle, a saffron gown under deep blue drapery, a gilt flask at her side
Grey wings and a bare chest, the angel's arm stretched out toward the right of the canvas
Both hands of the angel at work, one pointing down to Hagar, the other toward the boy
White cloth pressed to her eyes, Hagar looks up toward the angel through fine age craquelure
Ishmael in red, stretched out on the ground far off at the foot of the firs
Mother and angel set small under the dark mass of the trees at the left
Pink evening light behind the firs and a pale mountain at the right
Pencil inscription Ismael dans le desert on the turned edge of the lining canvas
Written in a French hand, par Januarius Rasso, continuing along the lining
Capital letters for the name ZICK, followed by 2 tableaux in brackets
Last words of the inscription, Ecole Allemande fin 18, reaching the corner of the stretcher
Corner of the later stretcher with its wooden key and the folded lining edge
Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness with the angel, circle of Januarius Zick, 18th century German school oil on canvas, unframed
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Description

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Circle of Januarius Zick (German, 1730-1797)
Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness with the Angel
Oil on canvas

Unsigned, a later pencil inscription on the lining. 22 ¾ x 28 ¾ inches (58 x 73 cm), unframed. Relined, with an age craquelure and an old yellowed varnish.

The boy is the last thing you find. His mother weeps at the left with a gilt flask at her side, an angel leans out of a cloud above her, and only then, far off at the right, a small figure in red lies stretched out at the foot of the firs.

Hagar half lies against a bundle, a saffron gown under a deep blue drapery, a white cloth pressed to her eyes. The angel has grey wings and a bare chest, and he uses both hands, one lowered, the other stretched out toward the boy. The cloud he rides spills down to the ground beside her, and behind them the dark mass of the trees opens onto a pink evening sky and a mountain.

Note

In Genesis, Abraham sends Hagar and her son into the wilderness of Beersheba with bread and a skin of water. When the water is gone, she leaves the boy under a shrub and sits down a bowshot away, so as not to watch him die. An angel calls to her out of heaven, and only then, the text says, are her eyes opened to a well. Here she is still looking up at the angel with a cloth to her eyes, while his lowered hand points past her to the ground, where a pale strip edged with reeds runs between mother and son.

Condition report

Age shows on close inspection.

Good condition. The canvas has been relined and sits on a later keyed stretcher. Age craquelure runs across the whole surface, and an old yellowed varnish warms the sky and the greens.

German School, 18th century

Hagar and Ishmael with the Angel, Circle of Januarius Zick, Oil, 1700s

German School, 18th century
Size 22 ¾ x 28 ¾ in.
ConditionGood See report and photos ↓
FrameUnframed
Medium Oil on canvasLate 18th century
Price SOLD
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Details

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Oil on canvas · Late 18th century · Unframed

The reverse

Relined canvas on a keyed stretcher, a French pencil inscription naming the subject and the German school along the lining

Artist
German School, 18th century
Origin
Germany
Style
Rococo
Size
22 ¾ x 28 ¾ in. (58 x 73 cm.)
Signature
Unsigned
Frame
Unframed

What the grades mean

All grades are relative to the age of the painting. They describe the painting itself, the frame is described separately. Fine age craquelure is normal and never lowers a grade.

Where signs of age can be seenUp closeAt normal viewing distance
Very goodminorNo
GoodThis paintingYesNo
FairYesYes
Needs conservationYesdamage

GoodThis painting

Stable. Signs of age or earlier restoration are visible on close inspection, such as small retouches or a slightly yellowed varnish. The overall appearance is intact.

Other grades

Very good

Stable. Only minor, old retouches or very small losses, not distracting at normal viewing distance. The canvas may have been relined or cleaned in the past.

Fair

Stable and ready to hang, but wear or earlier restoration is noticeable at normal viewing distance, such as visible retouching, a discoloured varnish or scattered small losses.

Needs conservation

Visible damage a conservator should treat, such as flaking, a tear, larger losses or heavy old repaint. Every issue is shown in the photographs.

Description

Hagar and Ishmael, 1700s

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