Description Dietz Edzard
German/French, 1893-1963
Auto Portrait No. 5, 1913
Signed
D. Edzard and dated
'13 (lr); inscribed as titled and dated
1913 on the reverse
Oil on canvas
39 x 19 3/4 inches (99.1 x 50.2 cm)
Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, no. D7646
Sale, Christie's, London, Dec. 2, 1991, lot 74
The Elisabeth and Alfred Hoh Collection
Sale, Christie's, London, June 25, 2008, lot 421
Exhibited:
Altenburg, Lindenau-Museum,
Internationale Sprachen der Kunst: Gemalde, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen der Klassischen Moderne aus der Sammlung Hoh, Aug. - Oct. 1998, no. 19; this exhibition later travelled to Osnabruck, Kulturgeschichtliches Museum Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall and Nuremberg Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Christine Edzard Goodwin.
C?The Estate of Leon Amar, Palm Beach
Condition Report The bottom tacking edge has been reinforced. Difficult to detect restoration under UV, however a few darker spots are visible near the bottom edge. Another possible spot of inpainting at upper right corner. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.