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Born in Rheydt in 1803 and died in Düsseldorf in 1889, Johann Wilhelm Preyer is described as a painter devoted exclusively to still life. The biographical note describes a meticulous and detailed treatment of fruit and flowers.
Trained in Düsseldorf in 1822, he lived with his family in Eschweiler from 1810 until the mid-1830s; the family had a studio there at 33 Gartenstraße. His travels took him to the Netherlands in 1835, to Munich in 1837, and then to Venice, Milan and Switzerland in 1840, followed by a stay in Tyrol in 1843.
A sheet entitled “Studie mit einer Blumenvase und Weinlaub”, in pencil on paper and measuring 31 × 24 cm, bears the date “13.10.69”. The auction house considers it likely to be a page from a sketchbook; on the verso is a study of a wine goblet. It compares the dating and handwriting on the sheet with those on other drawings by Preyer, referring to the book by Siegfried Weiß and Hans Paffrath, Johann Wilhelm und Emilie Preyer (2009), p. 108.
His paintings are associated with the Düsseldorf School of Painting. The note states that most are in the United States and that several are held at the Nationalgalerie and in the Ravené Collection in Berlin.
This profile brings together identity references for Johann Wilhelm Preyer and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Stillleben mit Trauben, Pflaumen und Pfirsichen
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2022-11-19
Published result : 50400 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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Oil on wood
Stillleben mit Früchten und Beeren auf einer Steinplatte
Öl auf Holz
Auction date : 2021-06-05
Published result : 15000 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 14000
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Oil on canvas laid down on wood
Stillleben mit Trauben und Reineclauden
Öl auf Leinwand, auf Holz
Auction date : 2018-11-17
Published result : 45880 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 18000
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Pencil on paper
Studie mit einer Blumenvase und Weinlaub
Bleistift auf Papier
Auction date : 2017-11-18
Published result : 1736 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 800
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Oil on canvas
Früchtestillleben mit Reineclauden am Zweig, gefülltem Weinglas, blauen und weißen Trauben am Zweig, Pfirsich und Haselnüssen auf weißer Marmorplatte
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2017-05-20
Published result : 73160 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 30000
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