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)
WOMAN IN PROFILE
oil on canvas
46 x 32cm; 18 x 12.5in
(unframed)
Painted in the late 1950s, Schlenker thinks it most likely that the model is Mexican, as Marie-Louise visited Mexico in spring 1956 where she was inspired by Diego Rivera and his depiction of calla lilies, a flower that the sitter carries, its yellow pistil prominently glowing lower left (Schlenker, p. 300). There is an unfinished portrait on the reverse of the canvas.
Schlenker no. 161
WOMAN IN PROFILE
oil on canvas
46 x 32cm; 18 x 12.5in
(unframed)
Painted in the late 1950s, Schlenker thinks it most likely that the model is Mexican, as Marie-Louise visited Mexico in spring 1956 where she was inspired by Diego Rivera and his depiction of calla lilies, a flower that the sitter carries, its yellow pistil prominently glowing lower left (Schlenker, p. 300). There is an unfinished portrait on the reverse of the canvas.
Schlenker no. 161
Auction: From the Studio: Works from 15 Artists' Estates, 20th Mar, 2024
Auction to start at 12 noon
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