Lot 139
  • 139

ANTON ROOSKENS | Untitled

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Anton Rooskens
  • Untitled
  • signed
  • oil on canvas
  • 40 by 45 cm. 15 7/8 by 17 7/8 in.
  • Executed circa 1950.

Provenance

Karl Ströher, Darmstadt (acquired directly from the artist in 1952)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Erika Pohl, Ursula Ströher and Gerhard Pohl, Eds., Karl Ströher, Sammler und Sammlung, Stuttgart 1982, p. 320, no. 487a, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is slight canvas draw to the lower corners. Close inspection reveals some fine hairline cracks in isolated places throughout. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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