Lot 517
  • 517

Theodore Mattias von Holst

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Theodore Mattias von Holst
  • Baubo Leading the Festivities of Walpurgisnacht (recto) and A Maiden Standing in a Doorway (verso): A Double-Sided Drawing
  • inscribed So Ehre denn, wem Ehre gebührt! / Frau Baubo vor! und angeführt! / Ein tüchtig Schwein und Mutter drauf, / Da folgt der ganze hexenhauf. (recto) and Goethe's Walpurgisnacht (verso)
  • gouache, watercolor and pen and ink over pencil on paper
  • sight: 17 3/4 by 11 in.; 45 by 28 cm

Condition

Double sided. Not examined out of the frame. The sheet appears delicate with surface dirt, handling creases, and rippling throughout. There is a vertical tear extending from the left side of the upper edge; verso, this upper edge and tear are covered by pieces of scotch tape. There is a vertical tear extending from the left side of the lower edge into the picture plane.
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