$246
German School, 19th Century Child in Blue with Coral Beads/Portrait of Lotte Klopsch at Age Three Unsigned, sitter identified in an inscription on the back of the mount. Oil on canvas, 22 5/8 x 19 in. (57.5 x 48.5 cm), framed with an oval mat (under glass). Condition: Trimmed and mounted to Masonite support, shrinking craquelure from mounting, surface grime, areas of possible mold. N.B. Charlotte (Lotte) Klopsch was born in Germany May 6, 1886. She and husband became owners of a decorating shop in Charlottenburg, Berlin. They immigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled in Leonia, New Jersey, where Lotte became a well-known local painter of gardens and flowers, under the name "Klopsch-Schmidt." Estimate $300-500 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-10-12