Lot 6
  • 6

Johann Gottfried Steffan

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 CHF
bidding is closed

Description

  • Johann Gottfried Steffan
  • Alp mit Bach und Ziegenhirt (Berglandschaft), 1898
  • Unten links signiert, datiert und bezeichnet München
  • Öl auf Leinwand
  • 110 x 150 cm

Provenance

Galerie Fischer Auktionen, Luzern, 16.05.1936, Nr. 2115
Galerie Fischer Auktionen, Luzern, 21.05.1938, Nr. 2141
Germann Auktionen, Zürich, 24.06.1993, Nr. 88

Literature

Eva Sandor-Schneebeli, Johann Gottfried Steffan, Werkverzeichnis, Wädenswil 2009, S. 275, Nr. 1898-01, abgebildet

Condition

Not relined. Paint losses, most notably in the upper and lower right corners. Abrasion to the lower right corner. Faint scratch in sky to the upper centre. Varnish slightly irregular. Canvas loose. Restoration and mild surface cleaning recommended. No retouchings visible under uv-light.
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