0429
Koloman Moser
(Vienna 1868 - 1918 Vienna)
„Study for Venus in the grotto“
1914-1916
oil on canvas
29,7 x 24,9 cm
verso estate stamp and estate-no. 246 (on a piece of cardboard, placed on the stretcher)
Provenance
from the estate of the artist (heirs after Kolo Moser: Editha Hauska, Karl and Dietrich Moser, Vienna);
private property, Vienna;
in 1982 acquired from the current owner, private property, Vienna
Exhibition
1920 Vienna, Kunstverlag Wolfrum, Kolo Moser-Nachlass-Ausstellung, 23 Nov - 15 Dec, no. 246, "Studie 2 (Venus mit der Grotte)" 30 x 25 cm
Literature
Maria Rennhofer, Koloman Moser, Leben and Werk 1868-1918, Vienna 2002, p. 210, ill. 354 (there with incorrect measurements);
Gerd Pichler, Koloman Moser. Die Gemälde. Werkverzeichnis, Vienna 2012, ill. p. 167 (there under WV 182* and with incorrect measurements)
Certificate by Dr. Gerd Pichler, Vienna, 02 April 2019, is enclosed.
The painting, included under reserve in the catalogue raisonné in 2012, was confirmed by Gerd Pichler as an authentic work, now included under the catalogue number 182 with correct measurements.
Estimate: € 35.000 - 50.000
Result: € 62.720 (incl. fees)
Auction is closed.