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Otto Dix
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Otto Dix
- GRABKREUZE (GRAVESTONES)
- signed Dix (upper right)
- gouache on paper
- 28.5 by 28.8cm., 11 1/4 by 11 3/8 in.
Provenance
W. Gahren, Bad Salzuflen
Dr Hardt, Bremerhaven
Private Collection, North Germany (by descent from the above)
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 6th December 1997, lot 616
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Dr Hardt, Bremerhaven
Private Collection, North Germany (by descent from the above)
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 6th December 1997, lot 616
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Milwaukee, Patrick & Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art, German and Austrian Art of the 1920s and 1930s: The Marvin and Janet Fishman Collection, 2002
Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch University, Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery, Hard Times: Germany in the 1920s & 30s. From the Marvin & Janet Fishman Collection, 2006
Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch University, Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery, Hard Times: Germany in the 1920s & 30s. From the Marvin & Janet Fishman Collection, 2006
Literature
Suse Pfäffle, 'Otto Dix. Nachtrag zum Werkverzeichnis der Aquarelle und Gouachen', in Karsten Müller, Geisterbahn und Glanzrevue (exhibition catalogue), Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg & Munich, 2007, no. N: G1917/38
Condition
Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at the top two corners and floating in the mount. There are artist's pinholes at the top two corners and to the centre of the upper edge. There is a 2cm. repaired tear to the lower left corner and a 1cm. repaired tear to the upper centre of the right edge. Apart from small flattened creases to the top two corners and lower right corner, this work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Overall more vibrant in the original.
"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."