Lot 536
  • 536

Alfred Kubin

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alfred Kubin
  • Tigerjagd (Tiger Hunt)
  • signed Kubin (lower right) and titled (lower left)
  • watercolour and pen and ink on paper
  • 34 by 44.5cm., 13 3/8 by 17 1/2 in.

Provenance

Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, 10th June 2011, lot 456
Wienerroither & Kohlbacher, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner in December 2011

Literature

Dr Kurt Otte & Paul Raabe, Alfred Kubin, Leben, Werk, Wirkung, Hamburg, 1957, no. 461, listed p. 147

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper. This work is not laid down. The work is mounted in frame. All four edges are slightly unevenly cut. Sheet is slightly time stained along all four corners. There are a couple of tiny nicks to the top egde and a small crease along left and right edges - obscured by the mount. Overall good original condition.
"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."