Lot 13 
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Peter August Böckstiegel
Banteng (Suda-Ochse), 1928.
Estimate:
€ 1,000 / $ 1,000 Sold:
€ 1,250 / $ 1.250 (incl. 25% surcharge)
Banteng (Suda-Ochse). Um 1928.
Graphite, partly wipe.
Von Wedel Z 202. Signed and titled upper right. Lower left and upper left with number "No 115" bzw. "1". On firm paper, laid on cardboard. 39 x 50 cm (15,3 x 19,6 in).
PROVENANCE: Private ownership Bielefeld (acquired directly from artist).
Private collection Lower Saxony.
In the years between 1927 and 1929 Böckstiegel portrayed many animals in the Dresden zoo. "At the moment I am entirely focussed on working in the Dresden zoo, making portraits of all the animals: lions, monkeys, tigers, leopards, camels, yaks, buffaloes and everything on legs. It is marvelous, just the animals’ captivity makes me sad." (Transl. of quote.: Böckstiegel in a letter from Dresden dated 14 march, 1927, to the jeweler Rudolf Feldmann in Bielefeld). [DB]
Graphite, partly wipe.
Von Wedel Z 202. Signed and titled upper right. Lower left and upper left with number "No 115" bzw. "1". On firm paper, laid on cardboard. 39 x 50 cm (15,3 x 19,6 in).
PROVENANCE: Private ownership Bielefeld (acquired directly from artist).
Private collection Lower Saxony.
In the years between 1927 and 1929 Böckstiegel portrayed many animals in the Dresden zoo. "At the moment I am entirely focussed on working in the Dresden zoo, making portraits of all the animals: lions, monkeys, tigers, leopards, camels, yaks, buffaloes and everything on legs. It is marvelous, just the animals’ captivity makes me sad." (Transl. of quote.: Böckstiegel in a letter from Dresden dated 14 march, 1927, to the jeweler Rudolf Feldmann in Bielefeld). [DB]
13
Peter August Böckstiegel
Banteng (Suda-Ochse), 1928.
Estimate:
€ 1,000 / $ 1,000 Sold:
€ 1,250 / $ 1.250 (incl. 25% surcharge)