Who Is Sigmund Walter Hampel?

Sigmund Walter Hampel was born in Vienna on July 17, 1867. Son of a glass painter, in his father’s workshop Hampel learned about design, material and technique. Studying the old masters at the Vienna Academy of Art, the artist quickly acquired a delicate colouring and improved his technical skills. From 1900 to 1911, he was a member of the Hagenbund, an artists’ association in Vienna.   Christie’s

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Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx (detail).

Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1868-1949), Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4, (c.1908), signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right), oil on panel, 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.), Source: Christie’s, Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx

Details

• Sigmund Walter Hampel (Austrian, 1867-1949)
• Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Ulrike Hampel, aged 4
• signed with initials ‘S.W.H.’ (lower right)
• oil on panel
• 24 ¼ x 22 in. (61.5 x 55.9 cm.)
• Painted circa 1908.
• Source: Christie’s
• Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/sigmund-walter-hampel-austrian-1868-1949-portrait-of-6049055-details.aspx

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