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Otto Dix
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Otto Dix
- LIEGENDER FRAUENAKT (RECLINING FEMALE NUDE)
- signed with the monogram and dated 1932 (centre right)
- black, green and white chalk over gouache base on paper
- 57.2 by 47.5cm., 22 1/2 by 18 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin
Sale: Ketterer, Munich, 3rd December 1973, lot 324
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 2nd June 1980, lot 180
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Ketterer, Munich, 3rd December 1973, lot 324
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 2nd June 1980, lot 180
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Freiburg, Kunstverein Freiburg, Otto Dix, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Graphik aus den Jahren 1914 bis 1950, 1950, no. 50
Rome, Goethe Institute, Galeria Giulia, Otto Dix, acquerelli, disegni, incisioni, 1972, no. 156
Rome, Goethe Institute, Galeria Giulia, Otto Dix, acquerelli, disegni, incisioni, 1972, no. 156
Literature
Ulrike Lorenz, Otto Dix, Das Werkverzeichnis der Zeichnungen und Pastelle, Bonn, 2002, no. NSk 11.3.7, illustrated p. 1401
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, taped to the overmount at the upper right corner and at the two lower corners. There are artist's pinholes to all four corners. Apart from a nailhead-sized spot of paper skinning towards the lower right corner, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: The gouache base is slightly warmer and the white heightening is brighter 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."