Art (1900-1945) > Expressionism Werner Gilles - Biography
Felsige Küstenlandschaft (Ischia). Early 1930s.
Oil on canvas, painted on both sides, not mounted on a stretcher.
45,5- 47 x 63.9 cm (18.5 x 25.1 in).
Verso with teh artist's estate stamp and a second coastal landscape. The front side's The estate stamp indicates the direction. [AR].
• Expressive coastal landscape between figuration and abstraction.
• The island of Ischia is a place of inspiration for Werner Gilles: in addition to charming landscapes, he also creates impressions of the everyday life of the island's inhabitants, as can be seen on the reverse.
PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Private collection Lower Saxony.
LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 738th auction, Moderne Kunst, lot 775 (illu.).
In good condition. The canvas is not mounted on a stretcher, the edges of the image slightly irregularly trimmed. Small pinholes and brownish stains along the edges and in the corners. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
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