Ervin Bossányi (1891-1975)
Mother and Child, 1924
inscribed and titled (to the artist's label on the reverse)
oil on plywood
56 x 42cm.
Exhibited:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1979;
Hungarian National Gallery, 1980;
Baja Museum, Hungary, 1980.
Wilma with baby Jo in a doorway, Ervin in the foreground. This picture, painted in 1924 on a piece of plywood from a tea chest, suggests the artist’s feelings of neglect as his wife’s attention is solely turned upon Jo, their baby son (born 11 May 1924). The paint layer is particularly thin, almost all turpentine which has soaked into the wood, exploiting the natural grain that Ervin was fond of at this period. The picture became very dirty and in his old age, Ervin brightened it with pastel. This was removed in 1984, together with the dirt, to reveal the original work.
Sold for £850
Estimated at £200 - £300
Ervin Bossányi (1891-1975)
Mother and Child, 1924
inscribed and titled (to the artist's label on the reverse)
oil on plywood
56 x 42cm.
Exhibited:
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1979;
Hungarian National Gallery, 1980;
Baja Museum, Hungary, 1980.
Wilma with baby Jo in a doorway, Ervin in the foreground. This picture, painted in 1924 on a piece of plywood from a tea chest, suggests the artist’s feelings of neglect as his wife’s attention is solely turned upon Jo, their baby son (born 11 May 1924). The paint layer is particularly thin, almost all turpentine which has soaked into the wood, exploiting the natural grain that Ervin was fond of at this period. The picture became very dirty and in his old age, Ervin brightened it with pastel. This was removed in 1984, together with the dirt, to reveal the original work.
Auction: Modern Art & Design, 6th Dec, 2023
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