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Blick von der höhe (A view from the heights)
Details
WALTER SPIES (1895-1942)
Blick von der höhe (A view from the heights)
signed with initials 'W.S.' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed 'W. Spies, 1934, Bali' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
100.5 x 82.5 cm. (39 1⁄2 x 32 1⁄2 in.)
Painted in 1934
Blick von der höhe (A view from the heights)
signed with initials 'W.S.' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed 'W. Spies, 1934, Bali' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
100.5 x 82.5 cm. (39 1⁄2 x 32 1⁄2 in.)
Painted in 1934
Provenance
Collection of Sir Victor Sassoon (acquired directly from the artist)
Collection of Mrs Michael Wood (by descent from the above)
Christie's Singapore, 30 September 2001, lot 228
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 October 2013, lot 33
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Collection of Mrs Michael Wood (by descent from the above)
Christie's Singapore, 30 September 2001, lot 228
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 October 2013, lot 33
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
H. Rhodius, Schönheit und Riechtum des Lebens: Walter Spies (Maler und Musiker auf Bali 1895-1942), L. J. C. Boucher, The Hague, 1964 (illustrated, p. 353).
John Stowell, Walter Spies: A Life in Art, Afterhours Books, Jakarta, 2011 (illustrated, p. 169).
John Stowell, Walter Spies: A Life in Art, Afterhours Books, Jakarta, 2011 (illustrated, p. 169).
Exhibited
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Walter Spies, 2 July - 16 August 1964.
Brought to you by
Emmanuelle Chan
Co-Head, 20/21 Evening Sale