Lot 106
  • 106

Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart
  • Composition no. 125
  • oil on canvas
  • 80.3 by 60.3 cm., 31 5/8 by 23 3/4 in.

Provenance

M. Polak, Amsterdam
Chr. Pudelko, Bonn
Galerie Schlégl, Zurich
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 14th May 1977

Exhibited

Ulm, Museum Ulm & Münster, Museum Münster, Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart, 1975, no. 55

Literature

Hans Jaffé, Vordemberge-Gildewart, Mensch und Werk, Cologne, 1971, no. 129, illustrated (n.p)
Dietrich Helms (ed.), Vordemberge-Gildewart, The Complete Works, Munich, 1990, no. K125, illustrated p. 125

Condition

The canvas is not lined. UV examination reveals an area of retouching to the right part of the lower edge and some further spots in the upper left and right corners. There are some small spots of staining mainly to the centre of the lower edge and a circular area of discoluration to the centre right edge, possibly caused by the removal of a previous stain. There are some fine lines of craquelure in places, mainly to the thicker white pigments and the upper right corner. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though more yellow/ochre in the original.
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