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Materials:
oil on canvas
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Edition:
The canvas is wax lined and is securely attached to a keyed wooden stretcher with an additional loose lining. The paint surface is stable and clean. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows an even layer of varnish and some scattered strokes and spots of retouching in the sky, including a circa 20 by 5cm area nearer the centre of the sky, possibly addressing restoration. This work is in good condition and is ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with a nameplate.
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Markings:
signed and dated Franz Kosler 1898 lower right
Condition:
The canvas is wax lined and is securely attached to a keyed wooden stretcher with an additional loose lining. The paint surface is stable and clean. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows an even layer of varnish and some scattered strokes and spots of retouching in the sky, including a circa 20 by 5cm area nearer the centre of the sky, possibly addressing restoration. This work is in good condition and is ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame with a nameplate. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Exhibited:
London, Mathaf Gallery, A Retrospective of Middle Eastern Painting, 1980, illustrated in the catalogue London, Mathaf Gallery, Summer Exhibition of Important Orientalist Paintings of the 19th Century, 1983, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature:
Lynne Thornton, Les Orientalistes: peintres voyageurs, 1828-1908, Paris, 1983, p. 242-43, catalogued & illustrated Caroline Juler, Najd Collection of Orientalist Paintings, London, 1991, p. 182, cited, p. 183, catalogued & illustrated Martina Haja & Gnther Wimmer, Les Orientalistes des coles allemandes et autrichiennes, Courbevoie, 2000, p. 281, catalogued & illustrated Lynn Thornton, Les Orientalistes, peintres voyageurs, 1828-1908, Paris, 2001, p. 269, catalogued & illustrated
Provenance:
Mathaf Gallery, London (by 1980) Purchased from the above