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Alfons Walde
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Alfons Walde
- Fuchsias
- signed and dated 19. / A Walde lower right
- oil on paper laid on board
- 34 by 26.5cm., 13½ by 10½in.
Provenance
Gertrud Österreicher (née Sagerer), Kitzbühel
Mr Harrer (purchased from the above on 13 September 1960); thence by descent
Mr Harrer (purchased from the above on 13 September 1960); thence by descent
Exhibited
Kitzbühel, Alfons Walde Gedächtnis-Ausstellung, 1959, no. 48
Condition
Oil on paper laid on board. The board is somewhat undulated to the upper right and lower left corner. There is some fine paint shrinkage in the green and blue impasto. There are some small spots of flaking with relative paint loss towards the upper centre of the composition. Ultra-violet light reveals no sign of retouching. The work is overall in good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a silver frame, with some losses.
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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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Dated 1919, Fuchsias is an early work by Alfons Walde, clearly indebted to the Viennese Jungendstil which shaped the artist’s early career as a student in Vienna. Flower compositions such as this one were a perfect subject matter for the artist’s experimentation with colours, shapes and sinuous lines, before developing his characteristic style dominated by snowy Alpine landscapes.
Born in 1891 in the village of Oberndorf near Kitzbühel, Austria, Alfons Walde began creating watercolour and tempera drawings from a very early age. Between 1910 – 1914 Walde studied architecture at the Technical University in Vienna where he met Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. These years proved to be of crucial importance for the artist’s career: supported by the architect Robert Oerly, he first exhibited in Innsbruck in 1911 and subsequently at the Vienna Secession in 1913.
Born in 1891 in the village of Oberndorf near Kitzbühel, Austria, Alfons Walde began creating watercolour and tempera drawings from a very early age. Between 1910 – 1914 Walde studied architecture at the Technical University in Vienna where he met Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. These years proved to be of crucial importance for the artist’s career: supported by the architect Robert Oerly, he first exhibited in Innsbruck in 1911 and subsequently at the Vienna Secession in 1913.
A related work, Fuchsienstock, (1919, oil on canvas, 40 by 31cm) is in the collection of the Belvedere Museum, Vienna.