Lot 61
  • 61

Otto van Rees

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Otto van Rees
  • Still Life with Pipe
  • signed Van REES lower right
  • oil on board
  • 52.5 by 38.5cm., 20½ by 15¼in.

Provenance

Jacob Rienk Glasz, Amsterdam, by 2003 (1935 - 2005; Dutch politician)

Exhibited

Laren, Singer Museum, Otto van Rees (1884-1957). Verkenner van het modernisme, 2003 

Condition

The back of the work is hidden by a metal grating which prevents examination of the reverse. There is a circa 5cm crease to the centre left edge, however not distracting. Ultra-violet light reveals no visible sign of retouching. The work is overall in good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a floating white frame.
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Catalogue Note

Painted circa 1930.