Lot 188 Dα

The portrait of the "Grüne Dame im roten Sessel" is one of the last paintings of Oskar Moll's oeuvre. Characteristic of his late style is a delicate, cool colouring dominated by a light, powdery blue tone. The contours of the depiction dissolve, the paint is only lightly dabbed; red, green and yellow tones set brilliant accents. There is no sign of Oskar Moll's post-war situation full of hardships and health problems in these late works. Their luminous transparency rather lends the subjects the appearance of fleeting illusions in a summery light atmosphere.