Lot 173
  • 173

Wilhelm Wachtel 1875-1942

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Wilhelm Wachtel
  • The Pioneer's Hanukah
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 by 20 1/8 in.
  • 61 by 51 cm.

Condition

Canvas not lined. Inscribed 'W. Wachtel' on the reverse. Craquelure through canvas; stretcher marks are faintly visible along edges. Under UV light: pigments do not fluoresce but some areas in brown along the right figure's arms appear to be inpainted.
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