Lot: 9311
Date of sale: 1. Sat Apr 2023
Oeltjen, Jan. 1880 Jaderberg - 1968 Pfuj. lingekopf (After the storm). 1915. watercolor/paper,
163
Oeltjen, Jan. 1880 Jaderberg – 1968 Pfuj. lingekopf (After the storm). 1915. watercolor/paper, with sheet signed lower left J. Oeltjen u. below dated 15. XII. 15, as well as lower right inscribed Lingekorb (sic), sheet 20.6 x 28.8 cm, at upper sheet corners remains of mounting, unframed.- As a soldier Oeltjen documented in several watercolors the position on the ”Gazon du Linge” in the Vosges, which had become the scene of a battle with heavy losses in 1915. Cf. a similar watercolor in Ausst. Cat. Oeltjen, Oldenburg 1993, cat. No. 148, fig. p. 26.
Category: Fine art
Do you want to auction a similar item? Consing it now for out next auction. Consign request