Description:
John von Wicht (German/American, 1888-1970)
Power, alternatively titled Force
Signed "V. WICHT" l.c., titled "Power" on a label from Kleeman Galleries, New York, titled and dated "Force, 1946" on a label from David Findlay Jr. Fine Art, New York, both affixed to the frame backing.
Tempera on paper, 31 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (80.0 x 55.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Small areas of craquelure, minor paint losses, subtle rippling, affixed to backing paper at intervals around the perimeter of the reverse.
Provenance: Private collection, Connecticut and Florida.
N.B. The work has been framed as a horitzonal, but the placement of the signature seems to suggest the artist first intended the composition format to be vertical.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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