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ROGER WORMS* (Épernay 1907 - 1980 Paris) Boxing Match, 1930 oil/cardboard, 58,6 x 30,2 cm signed Roger Worms and dated 30 verso verious exhibition labels Provenance: European private collection ESTIMATE °€ 2.000 - 3.000 French artist of the 20th century. Studied at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris, where he later worked as a teacher. Designed the sports pavilion for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris. Created mainly landscapes and cityscapes, occasionally also sporting events such as the fight of the world boxing championship in 1930. In the portrait format Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey compete against each other in the ring. The focus is on the two men, the spectator area is almost completely excluded, individual light and shadow elements and the pig spotlight put the fight in perspective. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° in the catalog), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13% is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.