Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2609BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 07, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Gertrud Staats (German, 1859-1938)
Still Life of Summer Flowers in a Blue and White Pitcher
Signed "G. Staats." l.r.
Oil on canvas, 22 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (57.8 x 47.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Mild surface grime.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Mild canvas deformation to u.l. corner. Very minimal, minor retouch or natural pigment fluorescence to upper center in the blue flowers above the daisies.
Inscribed on the stretcher "Gechört Selma Kaliska."