Lot 154
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CHRISTOPH VOLL | Frau mit Tuch (Woman with Cloth)

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Christoph Voll
  • Frau mit Tuch (Woman with Cloth)
  • inscribed C Voll
  • Swedish granite
  • height: 55cm., 21 5/8 in.
  • Executed in 1927. This work is unique.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Bremen, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Christoph Voll, Skulptur Zwischen Expressionismus und Realismus, 2007, n.n., illustrated in colour

Literature

Anne-Marie Kassay-Friedländer, Der Bildhauer Christoph Voll 1897-1939. Manuskripte zur Kunstwissenschaft 39, Worms, 1994, no. 74, illustrated fig. 90

Condition

The stone is sound and the matte patina shows good variation inherent to the medium. The base has not been polished commensurate with the artist's intention. Some very minor surface nicks in places. This work is in very good condition.
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