Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2581BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 03, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Willy Hanft (German, 1888-1987)
Still Life with Fruit and Wine
Signed and inscribed "Willy Hanft/Düsseldorf" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 in. (48.3 x 40.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered retouch, small paint loss l.c., craquelure, canvas trimmed and mounted to canvasboard.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Vertical striations visible under U.V. light are varnish inconsistencies rather than retouch or damage. There is prominent but stable craquelure in several areas, including in the center to the grapes and apple, and to the right of the wine glass. Small paint loss, center, on the silver tray, measuring 3/16 inch long.