Lesser Ury

Lot Details

Lot 25
Lesser Ury
German, 1861-1931
Burg am Fluss, Abendstimmung
Signed L. Ury. (lr); with Nachlass Lesser Ury label numbered 124 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
27 1/2 x 39 3/8 inches (69.9 x 100 cm)

Provenance:
Estate of Lesser Ury
Sale, Galerie Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Oct., 21, 1932, no. 47 (as Der Fuchsturm bei Jena, Abendstimmung, unsold)
Max and Amalia Intrator, Zurich/New York (acquired in 1939 at the latest)
Thence by descent in the family to the current owner

Exhibited:
Berlin, National-Galerie, Lesser Ury, Gedenk-Ausstellung, 1931, no. 104 (as Der Fuchsturm bei Jena)

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Sibylle Gross. The work is accompanied by her certificate and expertise.


Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for $18,900 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Scattered craquelure, most noticeable in the darker pigments at lower right and far left center; also in the sky; could use a light cleaning; scattered inpainting in the sky, in the hills in center; in the lower right corner and far right center.

Handwritten note on frame - [...]er Tag/ [...]heinische Sch[...]


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Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for $18,900 (includes buyer's premium)

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