"Buffalo", Willy Lorenz (1901–1981, Cologne)
Oil on canvas. Bears signature lower left „Willy Lorenz"; further inscribed „Willy Lorenz" to the reverse of the canvas. An African buffalo with spreading horns fused across the forehead into a solid boss, turned to the left before dense scrub; sandy ground with a pool of water to the foreground. Uneven browning to the reverse of the canvas; apparently struck through to the reverse. Impasto paint layer throughout, without discernible losses. Scattered craquelure across the paint surface. The frame with abrasion to the finish at the sight edge and outer moulding, and scratches to the lower bar. Image size 50.2 × 70.2 cm, frame 61 × 81 cm. Lorenz was a painter of game and animals active in Cologne.
Condition: II
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Oil on canvas. Bears signature lower left „Willy Lorenz"; further inscribed „Willy Lorenz" to the reverse of the canvas. An African buffalo with spreading horns fused across the forehead into a solid boss, turned to the left before dense scrub; sandy ground with a pool of water to the foreground. Uneven browning to the reverse of the canvas; apparently struck through to the reverse. Impasto paint layer throughout, without discernible losses. Scattered craquelure across the paint surface. The frame with abrasion to the finish at the sight edge and outer moulding, and scratches to the lower bar. Image size 50.2 × 70.2 cm, frame 61 × 81 cm. Lorenz was a painter of game and animals active in Cologne.
Condition: II
Reserve
Time, Location
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