Lot 7
  • 7

Karl Blechen

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Karl Blechen
  • Waldlandschaft mit Schloss am Wasser (Castle in a Wooded Landscape)
  • oil on panel
  • 16.5 by 25.5cm., 6½ by 10in.

Provenance

C. Brose, Berlin (sale: Holstein & Puppel Kunstantiquariat, Berlin, 8 November 1928, lot 5)
Alfred Sommerguth, Berlin (probably acquired at the above sale; his forced sale: H.W. Lange, Berlin, 7 February 1939, lot 29)
Walter Andreas Hofer, Berlin
Purchased at auction in Germany in the 1960s by the father of the present owner

Exhibited

Berlin, Verein Berliner Künstler, n.d. 
Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Karl Blechen: Leben, Würdigungen, Werk, 1940, no. 1938

Literature

Guido Joseph Kern, Karl Blechen. Sein Leben und seine Werke, Berlin, 1911, pl. II, no. 3, illustrated
Paul Ortwin Rave, 'Karl Blechen', Denkmäler deutscher Kunst, Berlin 1940, p. 488, catalogued; p. 490, illustrated

Condition

The panel is in good condition. There are small spots of possible retouching partially obscured by a varnish visible under ultraviolet light. Apart from slight frame abrasion, as well as areas of slight craquelure and some pigment deposits from the frame to the upper right, the work is in good overall condition. Held in a decorative, gold-painted moulded plaster and wood frame with name plate.
"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."

Catalogue Note

This work is sold following a settlement agreement between the current possessor and the heirs of Alfred Sommerguth, Berlin.