Lot 6516 - ibid153 Swiss Art - online only - Wednesday, 02. July 2025, 04.00 PM
VARLIN (WILLY GUGGENHEIM)
(Zurich 1900–1977 Bondo)
Two boys (Hausammann brothers). 1948.
Oil on canvas.
Signed on the canvas on the reverse and inscribed on the stretcher: VARLIN. Gemalt im Pavillon Beckenhof; Entwurf zu Mosaik; Schulhauswettbewerb.
54 × 45 cm.
Provenance:
- Thence by descent.
Literature:
- Paola Tedeschi-Pellanda and Patrizia Guggenheim: Varlin. Werkverzeichnis der Bilder, Zurich and Frankfurt 2000, vol. II, p. 119, no. 548 (with ill.).
Conditionreport:
The work is overall in good condition. The canvas is unlined and framed. The paint surface shows some occasional light rubbing and has some small isolated losses of pigment (see image). No retouching visible under UV light. CHF 12 000 / 18 000 | (€ 12 370 / 18 560)
Sold for CHF 12 250 (including buyer's premium)