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LYONEL FEININGER | Umpferstedt
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Lyonel Feininger
- Umpferstedt
- signed Feininger and titled (lower left) and dated 11.7.30 (lower right)
- watercolour and pen and ink on paper
- 29.7 by 23.4cm., 11 1/4 by 9 1/16 in.
- Executed on 11th July 1930.
Provenance
Galerie Serge Sabarsky, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above between the late 1970s/early 1980s)
Private Collection, Rhineland (sale: Lempertz, Cologne, 30th May 2014, lot 380)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection (acquired from the above between the late 1970s/early 1980s)
Private Collection, Rhineland (sale: Lempertz, Cologne, 30th May 2014, lot 380)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Serge Sabarsky Gallery, Lyonel Feininger: Drawings and Watercolours, 1979, no. 31, illustrated in the catalogue n.p.
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, laid down on Japan paper, hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge with tape and floating in its mount. There are two intermittent repaired tears (the longest of which is 18 cm long) running horizontally and vertically across the lower part of the composition. There are a few humidity marks, possibly original, along the left part of the composition. This work is in overall fairly good 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Achim Moeller, Managing Principal of The Lyonel Feininger Project LLC, New York-Berlin has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which is registered under no. 1261-04-15-14.