Lot 345
  • 345

Hans Borchardt German, 1865-1917

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Hans Borchardt
  • The Little Pianist
  • signed, inscribed and dated HANS BORCHARDT / Mnchn. 97 l.r.

  • oil on canvas

  • 42 by 38cm., 16½ by 15in.

Provenance

The Estate of King Ludwig III Wittelsbach of Bavaria (the last King of Bavaria, reigned 1913-18)  
Acquired by the uncle of the present owner from the Wittelsbach family in 1942; thence by descent in the family to the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ausstellung deutscher Kunstwerke, 1908-09

Condition

Original canvas. There are a few small scattered cosmetic retouchings visible under ultraviolet light. Some areas of the paint surface fluoresce though this appears to be the artist's original pigment. The paint surface is overall in good condition. Held in a plaster moulded gilt frame.
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