Lot 441
  • 441

Friedrich Preller the Elder

Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description

  • Friedrich Preller the Elder
  • Pan playing a syrinx
  • signed with monogram and dated lower left: 18FP76
  • pencil on paper
  • sheet: 16.5 by 31 cm.; 6½ by 12¼ in.

Provenance

Friedrich Schöne (1882 - 1963), Berlin (L.3622);
With C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf;
Purchased from the above in 2006.

Condition

The sheet is hinged on the reverse in the upper corners to a white sheet of paper, which is itself hinged to the mount on the top corners. There are seven small traces of old tape on the reverse and a purple collector's mark with initials FS on the lower right corner. The paper is slightly dirty, has a tiny red spot next to the cloud along the upper edge, and a small spot of discoloration. The drawing is in otherwise good condition and ready to hang. Presented glazed in a decorative gilt frame.
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