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January 22, 2016 04:00 PMCalender
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Karl O'Lynch von Town (Austrian, 1869-1942) Snowy Peak in Sunlight

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2878BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 22, 2016 4:00PM

Description:

Karl O'Lynch von Town (Austrian, 1869-1942)

Snowy Peak in Sunlight
Signed "O'LYNCH" l.l., identified as "Painting of a Mountain" on a typed collector's label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (82.5 x 105.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure, varnish discoloration, surface grime.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

With a label from Standeige Kunst-Ausstellung den Münchener, Künstler-Genossenschaft (Permanent Art Exhibition Munich, Künstlergenossenschaft) affixed to the stretcher, and with a metal framer's label from C. Blecken, Munchen, affixed to the back of the frame.

Also inscribed "Whitney Gorham" in a piece of tape affixed to the stretcher.


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