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Willi Baumeister
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Willi Baumeister
- Fliegender Hund
- signed and dated 39; signed, titled and dated 1939 on the reverse
oil and synthetic resin on cardboard
- 44.5 by 54.7cm.; 17½ by 21½in.
Provenance
Baumeister Estate, Stuttgart
Galerie Orangerie-Reinz, Cologne
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Literature
Will Grohmann, Willi Baumeister, Leben und Werk, Cologne 1963, no. 598
Peter Beye and Felicitas Baumeister, Willi Baumeister, Werkkatalog der Gemälde II, Stuttgart 2002, p. 341, no. 852, illustrated
Condition
Colours:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly richer and warmer in the original. The catalogue illustration fails to convey the varied surface texture of the original.
Condition:
The work is in very good condition. There are scattered extremely fine and stable hairline cracks throughout the composition. There is a small spot of cracking with raised edges to the extreme lower right corner, with a tiny spot of lifted paint. Several small matrices of fine and stable craquelure are visible upon close inspection to the green pigment in the upper horizontal section of the work. In raking light there are scattered very fine and unobtrusive isolated rub marks to the resin surface. Under ultraviolet light a few small retouchings fluoresce to each of the four corners and a further spot of retouching to an indentation in the circular brown pigment in the lower right quadrant.
"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."