Description:
Rolf Stoll (German/American, 1892-1978)
Ecstasy
Signed "R. Stoll" u.r., signed and titled on a label from The Cleveland Museum of Art 7th Annual Exhibition of Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, 1925, on the frame backing paper.
Gouache on paper, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (36.2 x 26.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Exhibitions: Seventh Annual Exhibition by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, May 4-June 7, 1925.
N.B. Inscribed by the artist "After my death this painting is to be given to Paul Riba as a token of my esteem and friendship. I trust that this wish will be conscientiously carried out/Rolf Stoll/Oct. 10th-1976" and "1st Prize/Mural + Decorative Painting" in pencil on the frame backing paper.
Estimate $700-900
Two small tack holes to u.l. and u.r. corners, no other condition issues to report. The work has not been examined out of the frame in order to preserve the original backing paper with the artist's inscription and exhibit label.
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Keywords
Paul Riba, Rolf StollRobin S.R. Starr
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