FRANZ MARC German, 1880-1916
The Sleeping Shepherdess | Die Schlafende Hirtin, 1912
Original Woodcut on tissue thin Japan Paper
Paper size: 25.4 x 38.1 cm. / 10 x 15 in.
This woodcut by Franz Marc is hand signed in pencil by the artist’s wife "Maria Marc", verso.
The paper also bears the violet inkstamp, verso "Handdruck vom Originalholzstock bastaetigt:" (Lugt 1782 b) that confirms that work has been printed by hand.
This is one of a small number of proofs from an unpublished edition.
Note: Other impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Guggenheim Museum, New York, Portland Art Museum, Oregon and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Literature: Lankheit, K. (1970). Franz Marc: Katalog der Werke. Cologne: DuMont Schauberg.
Reference: Lankheit 829 II
Condition: Good condition. Pale staining in the lower margin. Soft creasing in the upper and lower margins. A small area of moisture staining at the lower left corner. Remnants of hinging tape along the right sheet edge, verso.
The paper also bears the violet inkstamp, verso "Handdruck vom Originalholzstock bastaetigt:" (Lugt 1782 b) that confirms that work has been printed by hand.
This is one of a small number of proofs from an unpublished edition.
Note: Other impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Guggenheim Museum, New York, Portland Art Museum, Oregon and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Literature: Lankheit, K. (1970). Franz Marc: Katalog der Werke. Cologne: DuMont Schauberg.
Reference: Lankheit 829 II
Condition: Good condition. Pale staining in the lower margin. Soft creasing in the upper and lower margins. A small area of moisture staining at the lower left corner. Remnants of hinging tape along the right sheet edge, verso.
$ 6,500.00 Unframed
