LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gold paint on ivory

Size Notes:

pierced and stamped gilt-metal frame;

Markings:

pierced and stamped gilt-metal frame;

Condition:

The background has certainly changed colour, raking light reveals a series of small patches of foxing across the surface. Glue-stain at the margin at 4 o'clock. Remarkably fine execution - as is typical of the artist. "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."

Exhibited:

Vienna,;  1931, no. 466;;
Geneva, 1956, no. 91;;
Lausanne, 1999-2000, no. 191

Literature:

Schidlof, 1911, pp. 70, 385, pl. XXI;;
Grünstein, 1925, p. 65, pl. 105;;
Schidlof, 1964, vol. I, p. 165;;
Friesen (ed.), 2001, pp. 402-403, no. 85

Provenance:

Prof. Dr. Emerich Ullmann (d. 1937), Vienna, by 1925;; <br>his executor's sale, Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 31 August/1 September 1937, lot 54;; <br>Ernst Holzscheiter (d. 1962), Meilen, by 1956;; <br>sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 June 1986, lot 113