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Anton Faistauer
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Anton Faistauer
- Maria Verkündigung (The Annunciation)
- tempera and gouache on paper laid on canvas
- 139 by 99.5cm., 54¾ by 39¼in.
Provenance
RHE Kunst & Antiquitäten Galerie, Zell-am-See
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2000
Literature
Arthur Roessler, Der Maler Anton Faistauer, Vienna, 1947, p. 37, illustrated
Franz Fuhrmann, Anton Faistauer 1887-1930, Salzburg, 1972, p. 152, no. 291, catalogued
Franz Fuhrmann, Anton Faistauer 1887-1930, Salzburg, 1972, p. 152, no. 291, catalogued
Condition
The work is divided into three panels of paper. There are tears to the upper left corner, the lower left corner, the left centre the bottom edge, an approx 1x1cm. area of torn paper to the upper right, and pinholes to the periphery of the work. There is some slight foxing to the surface, but the work is otherwise in good condition with vibrant colours. Held in a simple, gold and green-painted moulded plaster and wood frame, under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
"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
This work is either after a detail of, or a study for, Faistauer's mural in the church in Morzg in Salzburg. Professor Dr Franz Fuhrmann dates it to circa 1924.