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Alois Wachsman
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alois Wachsman
- Prospero (stage design; jevištní návrh)
- watercolour, gouache, brush and ink and pencil on paper
- 30 by 44cm., 11¾ by 17¼in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist (with the estate sale stamp lower left, and numbered 1237)
Galerie Pallas, Prague
Purchased from the above in 1999
Galerie Pallas, Prague
Purchased from the above in 1999
Exhibited
Prague, Galerie Paideia, Alois Wachsman (1898 - 1942): Kresby a akvarely, 1995
Florida, The Wolfsonian; Chicago, Smart Gallery; New York, Grey Art Gallery: Dreams and Disillusion: Karel Teige and the Czech Avant-Garde, 2000-01
Houston, Cullen Collection, 2011, no. 52, illustrated in the catalogue
Florida, The Wolfsonian; Chicago, Smart Gallery; New York, Grey Art Gallery: Dreams and Disillusion: Karel Teige and the Czech Avant-Garde, 2000-01
Houston, Cullen Collection, 2011, no. 52, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
The sheet has not been laid down, but the upper left and right edges are hinged to the mount. As faintly visible in the cat. Illustration, there are a number of faint, vertical creases, primarily in the lower half of the composition to the left and right of centre. There is a composition on the reverse in pen/ink and pencil. The colours are strong and fresh. Presented framed and glazed, the edges of the sheet covered by the mat.
"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."
Catalogue Note
Executed in 1937.