ID 1484762
Lot 45 | Christian Rohlfs. Zwei Frauen
Estimate value
€ 400 – 600
1849 Niendorf - 1938 Hagen
Title: Schlafendes Ehepaar.
Date: 1924.
Technique: Ink and gouache on colour woodcut on paper.
Mounting: Mounted on thin card. Depiction Size: 19 x 20,5cm.
Notation: Signed.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.
Condition:
Sheet discoloured and firmly mounted to the backing card in the corners. Two paper tears (up to max. 0.3cm) on the left edge of the sheet and a tear (0.2cm) and a minimal paper tear (0.3cm) on the right edge of the sheet. In the central area of the image small paint chipping in places in the woodcut (up to max. 0.2cm) as well as occasional paint chipping in places in the margins. A pin-sized hole in the upper right area of the image. Sheet slightly wavy, presumably due to production, and slightly irregularly trimmed. Backing card: light edge, minimally discoloured and slightly trimmed. Slight stainings in the margin areas. Verso slight stainings and remains and traces of an old mounting in the upper margin. Otherwise the work is in very good condition.
Provenance:
- Galerie Wirnitzer, Baden-Baden
- Bayer AG, Leverkusen (acquired from the previous owner in 1979)
Literature:
- Cf. Vogt, Paul: Christian Rohlfs - Das graphische Werk, Recklinghausen 1960, cat. rais. no. 160, ill.
| Artist: | Christian Rohlfs (1849 - 1938) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Auction house category: | Modern Prints |
| Artist: | Christian Rohlfs (1849 - 1938) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Auction house category: | Modern Prints |
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