And it Came to Pass
Its a print of Jesus being carried from the cross. The painter name is in the bottom left corner of the print and says Wehle. Approximately 32 inches wide by 20 inches height.
My Father bought the print in Germany in a thrift store sometime between 1965 and 1968.
Inherited
No
Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be an old heliogravure print after a painting by Johannes Raphael Wehle (1848 Radeburg – 1936 Helfenberg (Dresden). Wehle took drawing lessons with his father R. Wehle and subsequently visited the drawing school of the porcelain manufactory Meißen, later the Dresden academy and the art school Weimar under Pauwels. In 1872 he moved to Munich and Vienna, later traveled to Italy. From 1888 onwards he was a teacher at the Antikensaal / Art Academy Leipzig and in the years 1894 - 1919 he worked at the Dresden Academy. Prints after his paintings were most likely published by Voigtländer, one of the more popular prints was "Jesus in a wheat field". I assume the golgatha print / painting in your possession was inspired by Ilja Repin´s "barge haulers on the volga". Unfortunately the print in your possession, dating to the early 20th century, has faded and suffered some damages from insects. The estimate is therefore really low. There is no measurement for the sentimental value you might attach to it.
