Ernst von Possart
$395.00
Ernst von Possart
1905
Portrait/Commemorative Medal
Cast, Vergoldet bronze, 70.1mm, 149.9 g..
Obverse: Possart bust, 3/4 right.
Reverse: Cartouche with incised text ‘Der Kunst die Anerkennung’ (The Art of Recognition). Below, wreath with Munich kindl.
Created to commemorate the retirement of Possart as general manager from the Bavarian Royal Theatre.
A very thick and imposing cast example of Karl’s early Munich period. These casts were far more expensive to produce and, as such, few were cast making them far more difficult to obtain.
Grade VZ