Lot 534
  • 534

August Macke

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • August Macke
  • Die Soubrette II (The soubrette II)
  • dated Paris 1907 (by the artist's wife) - recto
    stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right), dated 1907 twice (along lower edge) and inscribed extensively by the artist's son - verso
  • coloured crayons and pencil on paper - recto
    coloured crayon, pencil and pen and ink on paper - verso
  • 14.8 by 9.6cm., 5 7/8 by 3 3/4 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Berlin 
Purchased by the present owner in 2014

Literature

Ursula Heiderich, August Macke, Die Skizzenbücher, vol. I, Stuttgart, 1987, p.289
Ursula Heiderich, August Macke, Zeichnungen, Werkverzeichnis, Stuttgart, 1993, no. 245, p.  208

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge and floating in the mount.The right edge has been torn from a sketchbook. There is a repaired tear to the centre of the left edge (approx. 5mm), some fine flattened creases in places and some light surface dirt, possibly studio marks. This work is in very good overall condition.
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