Sale: 22 / Online Sale, June 11. 2023 → Lot 122002228
122002228
Christian Rohlfs
Weiße Rosen, 1922.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 13,680 Sold:
€ 13,970 / $ 15,925 (incl. surcharge)
122002228
Christian Rohlfs
Weiße Rosen, 1922.
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 13,680 Sold:
€ 13,970 / $ 15,925 (incl. surcharge)
Weiße Rosen. 1922.
Watercolor, water tempera and India ink.
Lower right monogrammed and with a barely legible date. On wove paper. 29.3 x 45.4 cm (11.5 x 17.8 in), the full sheet.
[AR].
• The artist effectively stages the bright and heavy flowers in front of a dark background.
• Flowers are among the main motifs of Christian Rohlf's watercolors and still lifes.
• In terms of their impression, they go far beyond what is usual of the genre.
Accompanied by a certfictae of authenticity issued by the Christian Rohlfs Archive at the Osthaus Museum Hagen, dated March 25, 2013. The work is registered in the archive with the number CRA 74/13.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Hagen (acquired from the artist).
Private collection Southern Germany (inherited).
Private collection Southern Germany.
In good condition consistent of the age. Each corner with a small pinhole. Paper rubbed below the large rose, however, barely impairing the overall impression, with two to three tiny paper blemishes in the image and a very faint scratch in left part. Upper margin with two small unobtrusive splits. Paper wavy and wrinkled owing to the technique.
Watercolor, water tempera and India ink.
Lower right monogrammed and with a barely legible date. On wove paper. 29.3 x 45.4 cm (11.5 x 17.8 in), the full sheet.
[AR].
• The artist effectively stages the bright and heavy flowers in front of a dark background.
• Flowers are among the main motifs of Christian Rohlf's watercolors and still lifes.
• In terms of their impression, they go far beyond what is usual of the genre.
Accompanied by a certfictae of authenticity issued by the Christian Rohlfs Archive at the Osthaus Museum Hagen, dated March 25, 2013. The work is registered in the archive with the number CRA 74/13.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Hagen (acquired from the artist).
Private collection Southern Germany (inherited).
Private collection Southern Germany.
In good condition consistent of the age. Each corner with a small pinhole. Paper rubbed below the large rose, however, barely impairing the overall impression, with two to three tiny paper blemishes in the image and a very faint scratch in left part. Upper margin with two small unobtrusive splits. Paper wavy and wrinkled owing to the technique.
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