0062
Anton Faistauer
(St. Martin bei Lofer 1887 - 1930 Wien)
„Still life with apples and flowerpot“
c. 1922
oil on canvas
39 × 53 cm
signed upper left: a. faistauer
inscribed on the reverse: A. Faistauer / Vienna / "Stilleben"
Künstlerhaus label on the reverse: 2150/1925 Exhibition label Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, on stretcher frame on the reverse
Provenance
aquired directly from the artist in December 1927; since then private property, USA
Exhibition
1928 New York City, Brooklyn Museum (26th International Exhibition of Paintings from the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 9. Jan.- 19. Feb.), No. 74; 1928 San Francisco, Fine Art Museum (26th International Exhibition of Paintings from the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 2. Apr.- 13. Mai), No. 74
Literature
Franz Fuhrmann, Anton Faistauer 1887 - 1930, mit einem Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Salzburg 1972, WV-Nr. 247 (b/w ill.)
We give thanks to Paul Rachler, Künstlerhaus Archiv Wien, for his kind confirmation.
Purchase receipt, dated 9 December 1927, and exchange of letters between John O'Connor, manager of the Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh and the first owner (three letters, dated 7, 9 and 12 Dezember 1927)
Estimate: ▲€ 35.000 - 70.000
Result: ▲€ 57.600 (incl. fees)
Auction is closed.