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Otto Dix
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Otto Dix
- Liegender Frauenakt (Reclining Female Nude)
- Signed with the artist's monogram and dated 1932 (center right)
- Gouache, pastel, colored chalk and estompe on paper
- 22 1/2 by 18 5/8 in.
- 57.2 by 47.5 cm
Provenance
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin
Sale: Ketterer, Munich, December 3, 1973, lot 324
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, June 2, 1980, lot 180
Private Collection, Germany (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 4, 2009, lot 225)
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Ketterer, Munich, December 3, 1973, lot 324
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, June 2, 1980, lot 180
Private Collection, Germany (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 4, 2009, lot 225)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Freiburg, Kunstverein Freiburg, Otto Dix, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Graphik aus den Jahren 1914 bis 1950, 1950, no. 50
Rome, Goethe Institute, Galeria Giulia, Otto Dix, acquerelli, disegni, incisioni, 1972, no. 156
Rome, Goethe Institute, Galeria Giulia, Otto Dix, acquerelli, disegni, incisioni, 1972, no. 156
Literature
Ulrike Lorenz, Otto Dix, Das Werkverzeichnis der Zeichnungen und Pastelle, Bonn, 2002, no. NSk 11.3.7, illustrated p. 1401
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper prepared on the recto with a gouache layer. The sheet is taped to a window mat at all four corners on the verso. Several artist's pinholes visible around all four corners. Apart from a few nicks to extreme edges and studio stains on verso, this work is in excellent condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.