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Rudolf Bauer
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Rudolf Bauer
- Four crosses
- Signed Rudolf Bauer (lower right); signed Rudolf Bauer (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 33 7/8 by 39 3/4 in.
- 86 by 101 cm
Provenance
Das Geistreich (Rudolf Bauer Museum), Berlin
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Portico, Inc., New York (and sold: Christie's, London, May 24, 1990, lot 147)
Acquired at the above sale
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Portico, Inc., New York (and sold: Christie's, London, May 24, 1990, lot 147)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Art of Tomorrow, 1939, no. 78, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Canvas is not lined. Surface is clean. Under UV light one small spot of inpainting at center of top edge and a few very small strokes near top right corner. There is also a 4 inch surface scratch near center of upper right quadrant which has been inpainted, otherwise some original pigments fluoresce but no other inpainting is apparent.
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
Rudolf Bauer was Germany's foremost painter of non-objective art and his works were widely collected and exhibited during his lifetime, particularly in America. His most avid patron was Solomon R. Guggenheim, who considered Bauer the world's greatest living painter and had a room devoted to Bauer's art in his apartment at the Plaza Hotel. The present work was displayed in Das Geistreich, a private museum of non-objective painting where only Bauer and Kandinsky exhibited. Both artists participated in the Art of Tomorrow exhibition in New York in 1939, Bauer with 215 works and Kandinsky with 103.