Lot 51
  • 51

Eugen von Blaas

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Eugen von Blaas
  • Knitting Girl with Headscarf
  • signed Eugen von Blaas and dated 1885 (lower left)
  • oil on panel
  • 15 7/8 by 11 in.
  • 40.3 by 27.9 cm

Provenance

Sale: Koller Auktionen, Zurich, October 5, 2001, lot 3074, illustrated

Exhibited

National Association of Artists, Florence, Italy, October 23, 2001

Literature

Thomas Wassibauer, Eugen von Blaas, Das Werk, Hildesheim, 2005, p. 125, no 64, illustrated p. 59, pl. XXIV

Condition

On a stable panel that is slightly bowed in the lower left corner. Under UV: Dots and dashes of inpainting in figure's face, the outline of her head, and in areas of the background. Area of inpainting to her skirt at lower center. Inpainting along the left and the top left edges to address frame abrasion.
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