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Louis Gurlitt
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Louis Gurlitt
- Norwegian Landscape
- signed, dated and inscribed LGurlitt München 1836 lower right
- oil on canvas
- 75.5 by 89cm., 29¾ by 35in.
Provenance
Georg Schäfer, Schweinfurt (sale: Neumeister, Munich, Sammlung Georg Schäfer, 24 February 2005, lot 31)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Hamburg, Flensburg & Nivaa, Louis Gurlitt, 1998
Literature
Ulrich Schulte-Wülwer & Bärbel Hedinger ed., Louis Gurlitt 1812-1897, Porträts europäischer Landschaften in Gemälden und Zeichnungen, Munich, 1997, p. 189, no. 32, catalogued; p. 50, pl. 46, illustrated
Condition
Original canvas. UV light reveals a handful of scattered spots of retouching, notably at the extreme edges. There are some areas of craquelure (visible in the catalogue illustration), notably in the centre of the composition, in the rocks in the centre left, and in the lower right corner.
Held in a decorative gold-painted wood and plaster frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Although executed in Gurlitt's studio in Munich in 1836, the present work is based on a drawing of 1832 made in situ in the environs of Reisjaa, Norway (see: Schulte-Wülwer & Hedinger, 1997, p. 28, no. 123, drawing illustrated).