Lot 119
  • 119

Alfred Kubin

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alfred Kubin
  • Der Buddha (The Buddha)
  • signed Kubin  (lower right), signed Kubin, titled and dated 1905  (lower left)
  • watercolour and pen and ink on paper
  • image size: 33.4 by 23.6cm., 13⅛ by 9¼in.
  • sheet size: 36 by 26cm., 14⅛ by 10¼in.

Provenance

Helene Freifrau von Thienen, née Gräfin Dubsky, Germany (a gift from the artist)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, glued to card at all four corners, and floating in the over mount. The sheet is very gently undulating consistent with the artist's process. The upper edge is slightly uneven with a crease to the upper right corner. There is a small tear with some associated paper loss to the upper left corner. The sheet is slightly time-stained. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
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