Lot 24
  • 24

Alois Wachsman

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alois Wachsman
  • Standing Woman
  • with the artist's estate stamp on the reverse
  • oil on canvas board
  • 54 by 46cm., 21¼ by 18in.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Purchased by the present owner in the 1990s

Exhibited

Prague, S.V.U. Mánes, 1947, no. 25

Condition

The canvas board has been nailed to a backing board, thus preventing inspection of the back. The board appears to be flat and even. Ultra-violet light reveals no visible sign of retouching. This work is in good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a gilt floating frame.
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Catalogue Note

Painted circa 1930.