Lot 338
  • 338

Helmut Middendorf

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Helmut Middendorf
  • Caligari
  • signed, titled and dated 1984/87 on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 75 by 90 1/2 in. 190.5 by 229.9 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Thomas, Munich
Christie's, New York, September 23, 2003, lot 153
Private Collection

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. The surface is bright, fresh and clean. There are several networks of hairline craquelure in the form below the figure, near the right center edge and scattered along the white painted area to the left of the figure, all of which appear to be stable. There are scattered unobtrusive abrasions visible under close inspection. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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