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OSKAR KOKOSCHKA | Zwei Mädchen (Two Girls)
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Zwei Mädchen (Two Girls)
- signed Oskar Kokoschka (lower right) and stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower left)
- gouache and watercolour on paper
- 62.8 by 51.1cm., 24 3/4 by 20 1/8 in.
- Executed circa 1921-22.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 5th December 1989, lot 68
Private Collection, Austria (sale: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 3rd December 1994, lot 186)
Galerie St. Etienne, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 5th December 1989, lot 68
Private Collection, Austria (sale: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 3rd December 1994, lot 186)
Galerie St. Etienne, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, hinged in three places along the upper edge and floating in its mount. The edges are slightly unevenly cut and there are two artist's pinholes to the extreme left edge. The sheet is gently undulating in places due to the application of the medium. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there are some scattered spots of foxing, notably around the male figure's legs and along the lower edge of the sheet. There is a paper loss (circa 10cm) to the centre of the extreme lower edge and some repaired tears in places visible along the left, right and lower edges with some creases visible, including a faint horizontal flattened crease parallel to the right edge. The colours are strong and the work is in overall stable condition.
"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."
"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
‘What Kokoschka achieves above all with the gestures he bestows upon his sitters is a buildup of tension. Their arms and hands often come across as channels of energy, characterising the person portrayed.’
(Patrick Werkner, ‘Gestures in Oskar Kokoschka’s Early Portraits’ in Tobias G. Natter (ed)., Oscar Kokoschka, Early Portraits from Vienna and Berlin, 1909-1914, New York, 2002, p. 34)
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr Alfred Weidinger.
(Patrick Werkner, ‘Gestures in Oskar Kokoschka’s Early Portraits’ in Tobias G. Natter (ed)., Oscar Kokoschka, Early Portraits from Vienna and Berlin, 1909-1914, New York, 2002, p. 34)
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr Alfred Weidinger.