2nd Oct, 2024 14:00

From the Studio: Works from 17 Artists' Estates

 
  Lot 28
 

28

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

Sold for £380


 

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 17 Artists' Estates, 2nd Oct, 2024

This one-of-a-kind auction focuses on the redisovery of 20th century artists, many of whom exhibited in leading West End galleries in their day, their works featuring in museums and art galleries around the world.  All now deceased, with many having suffered undeserved obscurity since, their inclusion in From the Studio: Works from Artists' Estates puts the spotlight firmly back on them, to reveal a range of extraordinarily talented men and women. 

Most of the artists were admired, promoted and written about by eminent 20th century art critics. Several were Jewish emigres, forced from their homelands to find their way anew in Britain and elsewhere.  Many were close friends with other leading contemporary artists, sharing studios and ideas; some taught, several at the Royal College of Art. Throughout, their efforts both individually and together chart the myriad movements and counter movements that define the dynamic 20th century modernist landscape, ranging from Impressionism to Abstraction. 

 

Viewing Times:

29th Sep 2024 12:00 - 16:00 

30th Sep 2024 10:00 - 20:00 

01st Oct 2024 10:00 - 17:00 

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