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Gustav Adolf Mossa
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Gustav Adolf Mossa
- La Jungfrau
- signed GUSTAF ADOLF MOSSA, inscribed Niciensis Pinsit, and dated 1912 (lower right); further inscribed in the margin LA JVNGFRAV / MANFRED (lower left) and SCHVMANN BYRON (lower right)
- watercolor and gouache heightened with gold paint on paper
- 21 3/8 by 14 1/4 in.
- 54.4 by 36.2 cm
Provenance
Christopher Wood, London
Acquired from the above, July 1982
Acquired from the above, July 1982
Condition
This paper is hinged at the top using archival tape. There are some spots of foxing to the right of center of the page and the paper appears to be light struck (apparent once the mat is removed).
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 suggested by the present work’s inscription, Mossa takes inspiration from Lord Byron’s Romantic poem Manfred (1816-17), likely Act I, Scene II in which the eponymous character, a wealthy aristocrat, prepares to toss himself from Jungfrau, one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, the profundity of his experience in nature personified here as a stoic, haunting beauty.