- 631
Adolf Schreyer
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Adolf Schreyer
- At the Watering Hole
- bears the artist's initials AS (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 18 1/2 by 33 in.; 46.9 by 83.8 cm.
Provenance
Bangel, Frankfurt, February 21, 1922, lot 90 (as Araber an der Tranke);
Sotheby's, New York, April 18, 2008, lot 195;
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Sotheby's, New York, April 18, 2008, lot 195;
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Condition
The canvas is lined. The surface of the work is in overall good condition. There is some pressed craquelure. There is minute paint loss in the extreme upper right. Under UV; small retouching in the upper right al center left. Heavy masking varnish.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Upon the artist's posthumous sale, his initials were added to several of his completed canvases by his wife Mary in agreement with the auctioneer Bangel.