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Karl Weschke,

Sold for £240 at Roseberys on Jun 11, 2024.

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Karl Weschke, German 1925-2005 - Pillar, 1994 (from the 'Egyptian' series); pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Weschke 94', 34 x 23.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Frank P Whitford (1941-2014), purchased directly from the artist; Sworders, Stansted, 20th Century Decorative Art and Design, 27th January 2015, lot 320; private collection, purchased from the above Note: Whitford was an art historian and critic. He was a leading expert on 20th century German and Austrian Art and also curated Eduardo Paolozzi's first major retrospective at the Tate Gallery in 1971. The artist met and worked with members of the Borough Group, such as Miles Richmond and in Spain during the early 1950s, and it is clear to see the influence of their teacher, David Bomberg, in this work. The artist would later settle in Cornwall, where he would become associated with the artists of St Ives and in particular, Bryan Wynter. Works by the artist are in the collections of Ferens Art Gallery, Saffron Walden and the Tate.

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