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Lesser Ury
Estimate
22,000 - 28,000 USD
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Description
- Lesser Ury
- Tiergarten, Berlin
- signed L. Ury (lower right)
pastel on board
- 19 1/8 by 13 1/4 in.
- 48.5 by 33.5 cm.
Condition
The board is fixed securely into the frame. The back of the board has substantial staining, probably from previous framing. This work is in generally good condition apart from slight creasing extending from the right center to the treet trunk, center and to the right of the bridge.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
As Emily Bilski indicated in her essay Images of Identity and Urban Life: Jewish Artists in Turn-of-the Century Berlin, "Lesser Ury has been credited with being the first artist in Germany to depict the modern metropolis... His fascination with urban experience as a subject for his art seems to have originated during his Parisian sojourn... [when] he looked to the French Impressionists for inspiration." (Berlin Metropolis, Jews and the New Culture 1890-1918, University of California Press, 1999, p.106-123)
The present work is an example of Ury's masterly rendered urban landscapes, reflecting the beauty of the city surroundings and at the same time the relative solitude and isolation of the figures in it.