LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Watercolor and India ink over preparatory pencil drawing on heavy, grained watercolor card

Measurements:

23.11 in. (58.70 cm.) (height) by 17.99 in. (45.70 cm.) (width)

Markings:

Signed and inscribed 'B8) - Neben dem Bahngelände -/ Aquarell/ E. Lohse-Wächtler' in pencil verso left and with dimensions '43,5 x 57 cm'; alongside a minimally rubbed small round stamp 'ELW Nachlaß Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler [..?]'. - The verso in landscape format with the watercolored depiction of a green alligator

Condition:

In fine condition with vibrant colors. Drawing pin traces in the corners. - A small tear in upper and lower margin; Framed under glass

Literature:

Winfried Reichert (ed.), with Rita E. Täuber, Wider die Erwartung, Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler 1899-1940, Rothenbuch b. Aschaffenburg 1993, with full-page color illus. p. 21

Provenance:

Artist's estate; Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia