Important Australian + International Fine Art - 1 December 2022 | Melbourne
Lot 91
Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack
(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)
GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHAPEL, FROM THE REAR, 1943
woodcut on paper
15.5 x 20.5 cm (image) 21.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)
Estimate:
$2,000 – $3,000
Lot sold: $4,664 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack
(German/Australian, 1893 - 1965)
GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHAPEL, FROM THE REAR, 1943
woodcut on paper
15.5 x 20.5 cm (image) 21.0 x 33.0 cm (sheet)
signed and dated lower right: L. Hirschfeld–Mack 1943
bears inscription verso: There are eight lino prints of these in the collection / MB October 1987 ACT
Provenance
The estate of the artist
Private collection, Italy
Literature
Schwarzbauer, R., and Bell, C., Ludwig Hirschfeld–Mack: More than a Bauhaus Artist, HistorySmiths, 2021, pl. 104, p. 182 (illus. another example, as ‘Chapel of All Saints, Geelong Grammar School, 1945’)