Lot 33Max Pechstein
German, 1881-1955
Self Portrait Smoking a Pipe and Landscape Study with Canal and House, 1929: a double-sided drawing
Signed MPechstein and dated 1929 (lr - recto)
Ink and watercolor on paper
20 3/4 x 16 1/8 inches (53.7 x 41 cm)

Provenance:
Private collection, New York
Carus Gallery, New York


C Estate of Philip Scott

Sold for $23,750
Estimate $18,000-22,000

Laid down onto Japanese tissue paper. Pinholes in corners. Matburn. Few old repaired tears: 3/4 inch arced tear at lower left corner; 1 1/2 inch tear at bottom center; 1 1/2 tear at top center; small tears in top corners. Few spots of foxing, scattered. 4 inch hairline scratch or cut in his forehead. Another 4 inch hairline scratch at upper right center. 1 cm hairline indentation at upper center.


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