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Mordecai Ardon
Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mordecai Ardon
- Still Life with Vase, Bottle and Book
- signed Bronstein and dated 1923 (upper right)
- oil on panel
- 13 3/8 by 19 in.
- 34 by 48.2 cm
- Painted in 1923.
Provenance
Gift from the artist
Collection of Mr. Robert Zanger, New York (Sold: Christie's, Tel Aviv, April 24, 1997, lot 57)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Collection of Mr. Robert Zanger, New York (Sold: Christie's, Tel Aviv, April 24, 1997, lot 57)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Tel Aviv Museum, Ardon: A Retrospective, May - October 1985, no. 2
Condition
In overall good condition; frame abrasions to all edges, minor dots of losses to the lower right quadrant, surface accretions, dirty. UNDER UV: No apparent inpainting.
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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
Mordecai Ardon, born Max Bronstein, studied at the Bauhaus School in Weimar between 1921 and 1924 under such notable artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Johannes Itten. Itten taught the Preliminary course for Ardon, focusing on the importance of materials which prompted him to study the Old Masters works to recognize the patterns of form and harmonies of composition. These two works, each dated 1923, are his resulting interpretations.