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Lot 277
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Wols

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Wols
  • Untitled
  • signed
  • ink and watercolor on paper

  • 10 1/4 by 7 3/8 in. 26 by 18.7 cm.
  • Executed in 1947-1949, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Dr. Ewald Rathke.

Provenance

Alexandre Iolas, New York
Galerie Saqqârah, Gstaad

Exhibited

Venice, XXIX Biennale, Palazzo Centrale, Retrospettiva di Wols, June - October 1958

Literature

Philipp Gutbrod, Wols die Arbeiten auf Papier (Werkverzeichnis) [Diss. phil.], Heidelberg University, 2003, no. A 766m. Abb.

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet has yellowed slightly with age. There is evidence of light handling and wear overall. There are a few drip accretions at the bottom left corner which are presumably inherent to the artist's working method. Framed.
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