Otto Modersohn - Maitag in den Wümmewiesen (A Day in May on the Wümme Meadows) - image-1

Lot 537 D

Otto Modersohn - Maitag in den Wümmewiesen (A Day in May on the Wümme Meadows)

Auction 962 - overview Cologne
02.06.2010, 00:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 15.600 € (incl. premium)

Oil on cardboard 40/40.5 x 57/57.3 cm, framed. Not signed. - Recto on lower left dated V/II [d.i. Mai 1911] in pencil in Roman numerals as well as on verso in center with the confirmation signed and dated by Tille Modersohn "Ich bezeuge dass dieses/ Bild von meinem/ Vater, Prof. Otto Modersohn/ gemalt ist./ Bremen 1953. Tille Modersohn" [I testify that this picture is painted by my father, Prof. Otto Modersohn. Bremen 1953. Tille Modersohn]. - The cardboard somewhat irregularly trimmed on the margins, in parts with traces of crushing on the edges.

Certificate

We would like to thank Rainer Noeres, Otto Modersohn-Museum Fischerhude, for kind information confirming the authenticity

Provenance

Tille Modersohn; gift to the previous owner, since then in family possession