9th Jul, 2025 11:00
Pictures & Portraiture
450
Fritz Althaus (1863-1962)
Japanese Houses, Chicago, signed 'Fred Kerr' and dated '06, watercolour, 35 x 54cm (unframed)
Fritz Althaus, b. April 1863, the son of a German professor of music and an English mother. In 1914, due to anti-German feeling he changed his name and took the name of Kerr, his wife's mother's maiden name. Thereafter he signed all his paintings Fredk B. Kerr
Fritz Althaus (1863-1962)
Japanese Houses, Chicago, signed 'Fred Kerr' and dated '06, watercolour, 35 x 54cm (unframed)
Fritz Althaus, b. April 1863, the son of a German professor of music and an English mother. In 1914, due to anti-German feeling he changed his name and took the name of Kerr, his wife's mother's maiden name. Thereafter he signed all his paintings Fredk B. Kerr
Lot 450 – some small tears/nicks to edges with small losses and pin holes to the corners. Some brown foxing spots, and splash marks, with light time staining to the sheet. A light scratch/scuff to the lower central area.
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Auction: Pictures & Portraiture, 9th Jul, 2025
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