Lot 436
  • 436

Friedrich Preller the Elder

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Friedrich Preller the Elder
  • Faun and Nymph in a landscape
  • signed with monogram and dated lower right: 18FP74
  • pencil, ink and grey wash on paper
  • 22.5 by 29.5 cm.; 9 by 11¾ in.

Provenance

With Katrin Bellinger, London;
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 1999.

Condition

The sheet is hinged to the back on a white paper, which is itself hinged to the mount. A tiny spot is visible along the right edge towards the upper right corner. The drawing is in otherwise very good condition and ready to hang. This work is glazed and presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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