- 838
Wilhelm Schutze
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Wilhelm Schutze
- The Schoolmaster
- signed Wilh. Schutz and inscribed München (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 38 1/2 by 30 7/8 in.
- 97.8 by 78.4 cm
Provenance
Acquired through the Prendergast Bequest, 1891
Literature
Descriptive Catalogue of the Art Gallery of the James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1906, no. 32
Katherine E. Manthorne, The Mirror Up to Nature: A Catalogue of 19th and 20th Century Paintings in the Collection of The James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1982, p. 46
Katherine E. Manthorne, The Mirror Up to Nature: A Catalogue of 19th and 20th Century Paintings in the Collection of The James Prendergast Library Association, Jamestown, New York, 1982, p. 46
Condition
Lined. Some barely perceptible craquelure and pigment separation visible in the lightest pigments and along the lower right edge. Surface is visibly dirty. A very few dots of accretion in the lower part of the composition. Frame abrasion scattered at the extreme edges. Under UV: heavy varnish fluoresces green. There is finely applied inpainting scattered throughout the figures in the lower half of composition, most noticeably in an area underneath the professor's shoe and on the lower half of his face.
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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.