02-01-201302-02-2013
Skinner Auctions
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February 1, 2013 12:00 PMCalender
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Lesser Ury (German, 1861-1931),Berliner Dom an der Spree, von der Kurfürstenbrücke aus gesehen [The Berlin Cathedral at the River Spre

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2635BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 01, 2013 12:00PM

Description:

Lesser Ury (German, 1861-1931)

Berliner Dom an der Spree, von der Kurfürstenbrücke aus gesehen [The Berlin Cathedral at the River Spree, seen from the Kurfuersten Bridge], c. 1920s
Signed and inscribed "L. Ury/Berlin" l.l., inscribed "100" on the artist's estate
label affixed to the reverse, and with an Ausstellung Gerstenberger Chemnitz, Germany, exhibition label affixed to the frame.
Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (50.2 x 34.9 cm),framed.
Condition: Losses, canvas deformations, craquelure, surface grime.

Provenance: Estate of the artist, Berlin; acquired by Max Karl Wolff and Lucie Tichauer Wolff, Berlin, prior to mid-1930s; by family descent to the present owners.

Literature: Lesser Ury, "Berlin," Menorah: Jüdisches Familienblatt für Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur, Jahrgang 9, No. 11/12 (November/December 1931): p. 547 (illus. as Berlin); Arthur Eloesser, "Lesser Ury," Elsevier's Geillustreerd Maandschrift, Jaargang 42, Vol. 84, Part 2 (July-December 1932): p.1-9 (illus. between pp. 4 and 5 [as Dom in Berlijn, na 1900]).

N.B. We wish to thank Dr. Sibylle Groß for kindly confirming the authenticity of this work. The painting will be included in her catalogue raisonné of the paintings, pastels, gouaches and watercolors by Lesser Ury; a photo-certificate from Dr. Sibylle Groß, Berlin, dated December 9, 2012, accompanies the lot.
Estimate $20,000-30,000

The losses are to the sky and include an area about 3/8 inches in diameter and a band of small contiguous losses about 1 1/4 inches long and 3/8 inches tall. The deformations are gentle and shallow to the right of center near the lower edge, in an area slightly larger than a golf ball. The work would benefit from cleaning.


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Keywords

Kurfuersten Bridge, River Spree, The Berlin Cathedral, Ausstellung Gerstenberger Chemnitz, Germany, Max Karl Wolff, Lucie Tichauer Wolff, Arthur Eloesser