Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2598BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2012 12:00PM
Description:
Baron Rudolph Charles von Ripper (Austrian, 1904-1960)
Two World War II Images: ...We Landed in Salerno Bay on D+10 Day, 1946; and ...In the Apennine Mountains Below Bologna, Along Highway 65, 1946. Both signed and dated "RCvonRipper 1946" in pencil l.r. and titled in pencil l.l. Etchings with aquatint on laid paper, plate sizes 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.0 x 19.6 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Toning, minute nicks to edges, minor handling creases, staining to Salerno.
Estimate $300-500