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Lyonel Feininger
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lyonel Feininger
- ARBEITER BALKEN TRAGEND (WORKERS CARRYING WOODEN PROPS)
- signed Feininger and LF (lower left), titled (lower centre) and dated 1911 (lower right)
- charcoal and pen and ink on paper
- 23.9 by 31.4cm., 9 1/2 by 12 3/8 in.
Provenance
Julia Feininger (the artist's wife)
Private Collection
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne
Private Collection
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne
Exhibited
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle & Tubingen, Kunsthalle, Lyonel Feininger: Die Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, 1998, no. 37, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at the top two corners, floating in the mount. There are artist's pinholes at intermittent intervals along all four edges of the work. Apart from some slight studio dirt, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: Overall accurate although the paper tone is richer and the blacks more pronounced in the original.
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"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."