Werner Drewes - Old Houses in Harlem - image-1

Lot 296 R

Werner Drewes - Old Houses in Harlem

Auction 990 - overview Cologne
02.12.2011, 00:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 6.050 € (incl. premium)

Oil on canvas 41 x 71.5 cm, framed. Signed Drewes in black lower left and signed with the artist's mark used since 1919; this also appears slightly larger on the back side of the canvas.

Certificate

This painting is confirmed by original letters by the artist's widow Maria Drewes, Reston, Virginia, to the previous owner, dated 8 September 1985 and 19 July 1986; it is documented in the artist's files under the named title and measurements as well as dated "1933".

Provenance

Lyle Evan Gallery, Lexington, Mass. (1985); North American private collection