20th Mar, 2024 12:00
From the Studio: Works from 15 Artists' Estates
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⊕ MARIE-LOUISE VON MOTESICZKY (AUSTRIAN-BRITISH 1906-1996)
THISTLE
oil and pastel on canvas
51 x 40.5cm; 20 x 16in
(unframed)
Painted in 1979, the year after the death of Henriette von Motesiczky, the artist's mother and favourite model. Schlenker notes the references to Henriette in the composition, observing that the principal flower is in fact a protea rather than a thistle and could be read as the artist's memory of her mother, while the two pipes are a direct reminder of Henriette who was a keen pipe smoker (Schlenker p. 439).
Literature
Jill Lloyd, The Undiscovered Expressionist, A Life of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, London, 2007, p. 197
Schlenker no. 261
Sold for £600
THISTLE
oil and pastel on canvas
51 x 40.5cm; 20 x 16in
(unframed)
Painted in 1979, the year after the death of Henriette von Motesiczky, the artist's mother and favourite model. Schlenker notes the references to Henriette in the composition, observing that the principal flower is in fact a protea rather than a thistle and could be read as the artist's memory of her mother, while the two pipes are a direct reminder of Henriette who was a keen pipe smoker (Schlenker p. 439).
Literature
Jill Lloyd, The Undiscovered Expressionist, A Life of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, London, 2007, p. 197
Schlenker no. 261
Auction: From the Studio: Works from 15 Artists' Estates, 20th Mar, 2024
Auction to start at 12 noon
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Sunday 17th March 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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