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Hermann Winterhalter

Born : 1808Died : 1891

Hermann Winterhalter, originally from Menzenschwand, developed a career in portraiture and died in Karlsruhe in 1891. Following early work in lithography and painting studies in Munich and Rome, he joined his elder brother Franz Xaver in Paris. Their shared studio brought Hermann into contact with a fashionable clientele; he also kept it running during his brother's travels. His appearances at the Paris Salon extended, with interruptions, from 1838 to 1869. The portrait of Nicolas-Louis Planat de La Faye, held by the Louvre, provides an example of his independent work. Three Young Ladies of the de Châteaubourg Family (1850) also illustrates his portrait practice. Following the fall of the Second Empire, both brothers withdrew to Germany.

This profile brings together identity references for Hermann Winterhalter and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

Documented auction references

1auction reference

1auction house

1documented result with a price

Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer

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Works recorded at auction

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Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer · Lot 48

Bildnis einer Aristokratin als Diana, 1859

Oil on canvas

Original catalogue wording

Bildnis einer Aristokratin als Diana, 1859
huile sur toile

Catalogue period : 2021-03-24

Published result : 6462 CHF

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : CHF 1500–2500

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Sources and references

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Profile updated : 2026-10-21