Lot 379
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Anton Schiffer

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Anton Schiffer
  • Valley in the Salzkammergut near Bad Ischl
  • signed and dated lower right: Schiffer September / 1844
  • oil on paper laid on canvas
  • 29 by 38 cm.; 11½ by 15 in.

Provenance

Georg Schäfer (1896 - 1975), Schweinfurt;
His sale, Munich, Neumeister Kunstauktionen, 25 February 2005, lot 661;
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner.

Condition

The paper has been laid on canvas. There are very subtle scratches to the right corner. Ultra-violet light reveals a tiny spot of retouching to the mountain in the centre and other minor spots in the sky. The painting is in good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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