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ERICH HECKEL | Lupinen und Glockenblumen (Lupins and Bell Flowers)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Erich Heckel
- Lupinen und Glockenblumen (Lupins and Bell Flowers)
- signed Heckel, dated 60 and titled (lower right)
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 65 by 49cm., 25 1/2 by 19 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1960.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist (until 1974)
Sale: Ketterer, Munich, 26th November 1979, lot 716
Galerie Neher, Essen (acquired by 1982)
Galerie Am Brucher-Kotten, Haan
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1988)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Sale: Ketterer, Munich, 26th November 1979, lot 716
Galerie Neher, Essen (acquired by 1982)
Galerie Am Brucher-Kotten, Haan
Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1988)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Essen, Galerie Neher, Herbstausstellung, 1982, no. 2
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper and laid down, sandwiched within the window mount, preventing the extreme edges and verso from being inspected. There some scattered surface staining, most notably to the center of the composition. The work is in overall good 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
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Renate Ebner at the Nachlass Erich Heckel.