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Lot 522: Bernhard Buttersack (German, 1858-1925), Willows at Twilight, Signed and dated "Buttersack 94" l.r., inscribed "Bought Dresden 1895 by

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USDSold:
SkinnerBoston, MA, USFebruary 03, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Bernhard Buttersack (German, 1858-1925)

Willows at Twilight
Signed and dated "Buttersack 94" l.r., inscribed "Bought Dresden 1895 by Mrs.
Longyear/gift Longyear estate 6-6-51" in pencil and identified on a label affixed to the paper backing.
Oil on paperboard, 19 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (50.2 x 36.2 cm), framed.
Condition: Minor warping, surface grime, craquelure.

Provenance: Ex-collection Mrs. John Munro Longyear [Mary Hawley Beecher]; A Midwestern library.

Artist or Maker

Condition Report

The curve to the support is very minor. The work might benefit from cleaning. There are several tiny losses near the upper edge, though the surface is stable at present.


Auction Details

American & European Paintings & Prints

by
Skinner
February 03, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US