Lot 67
  • 67

Ferdinand Wagner Jnr.

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ferdinand Wagner Jnr.
  • Dame mit Laute (Lady with lute)
  • signed and dated Ferdinand Wagner München 77. lower right 
  • oil on canvas
  • 100 by 62.5cm., 39¼ by 24½in.

Provenance

Acquired by the grandmother of the present owner

Condition

Original canvas. Ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouching mostly obscured by a varnish. The work is in good overall condition, with fine craquelure over the painted surface and a heavier patch of craquelure and light pigment separation to an area at the lower right. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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