Lot 149
  • 149

Willi Baumeister

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Willi Baumeister
  • Heitere Bewegung auf Rosa (Serene Movement on Pink)
  • Signed Baumeister and dated 46 (lower right)
  • Oil on board
  • 14 7/8 by 20 3/8 in.
  • 37.8 by 51.8 cm

Provenance

Feigl Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1960)
Thence by descent

Exhibited

New York, Feigl Gallery, Baumeister, no. 1180

Condition

The work is in excellent condition. The board is sound. Artist pinholes and extremely minor associated losses are visible at each corner. The surface nicely textured. Under UV light: certain pigments fluoresce but no inpainting is apparent.
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