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Oskar Kokoschka
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Blumen (Flowers)
- signed OKokoschka, dated 69 and inscribed für Ishbel
- watercolour on paper
- 65.3 by 50.5cm., 25 3/4 by 19 7/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe (a gift from the artist to the present owner in 1969)
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and t-hinged to the mount with tape along the upper edge. The sheet is watermarked on the upper and lower edge 'B F K Rives'. The left and right edges are deckled. The sheet is very faintly undulating and is time stained along all four edges due to previous mounting, most visible in the upper quadrant. There are residues of tape along the back of all four corners due to previous mounting. Otherwise this work is in overall very good 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."
"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
‘I see my pupil Ishbel moved by curiosity… she pictures her heroines with serene remoteness, lovely restraint…’
(Oskar Kokoschka, writing in 1945 about the present owner to whom the work is dedicated)
(Oskar Kokoschka, writing in 1945 about the present owner to whom the work is dedicated)