"The Loner”, Willy Lorenz (1901–1981, Köln)
Oil on canvas. Bears signature lower left “Willy Lorenz”. Further inscribed “Willy Lorenz” to the reverse of the canvas. Two estate stamps “Willy Lorenz / Nachlass” to the reverse, one on the canvas and one on the upper stretcher bar. A tusked elephant shown frontally in an open landscape, with groups of palm trees to either side of the middle distance, low vegetation and a clouded sky. Paint layer with textured, locally impasto brushwork. Canvas with pronounced vertical undulations. Frame with several cracks to the relief ornament, particularly at the lower left corner, as well as rubbing and localised losses to the surface finish. Image dimensions 60.5 × 80.5 cm, frame dimensions 80 × 100 cm. Lorenz was a hunting and animal painter active in Cologne.
Condition: II - III
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Oil on canvas. Bears signature lower left “Willy Lorenz”. Further inscribed “Willy Lorenz” to the reverse of the canvas. Two estate stamps “Willy Lorenz / Nachlass” to the reverse, one on the canvas and one on the upper stretcher bar. A tusked elephant shown frontally in an open landscape, with groups of palm trees to either side of the middle distance, low vegetation and a clouded sky. Paint layer with textured, locally impasto brushwork. Canvas with pronounced vertical undulations. Frame with several cracks to the relief ornament, particularly at the lower left corner, as well as rubbing and localised losses to the surface finish. Image dimensions 60.5 × 80.5 cm, frame dimensions 80 × 100 cm. Lorenz was a hunting and animal painter active in Cologne.
Condition: II - III
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
