Lot 89: Karl Weschke (1925-2005)

Karl Weschke (1925-2005)
Cape Cornwall no. 2
signed and dated 'Karl Weschke/1960' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 x 42 in. (76.2 x 106.6 cm.)

London, Matthiesen Gallery, Karl Weschke Paintings and Drawings, November - December 1960, no. 16.

with Matthiesen Gallery, London.

In 1945, Karl Weschke came to England as a prisoner of war, and by 1948 was released from POW status. Weschke chose to continue living in England and settled in Cape Cornwall, a small headland that is, after Land's End, the most westerly point of mainland England. His paintings, with their earthy and sparing palette, convey the exposed and rugged landscape where he would remain for the rest of his life.