Selbstporträt. 1976.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse. 130 x 105 cm (51.1 x 41.3 in). [KA].

• Wintersberger masters the art of reduction with painterly perfection, particularly in his portraits.
• From 1974 to 1977, Wintersberger held a teaching position at the Düsseldorf Art Academy.
• Clear provenance: inherited directly from the artist's estate.
• In 2023/24, the artist will be honored with a special exhibition entitled “Portraits in Transition” at the Villa Haiss in Zell am Harmersbach.

We are grateful to the Lambert Maria Wintersberger Estate for the kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Estate of Lambert Maria Wintersberger.
Private collection of Dolores Wintersberger-Wyss.
Private collection, Switzerland (2021, inherited from the above).

In good condition. In the center of the image, in the area of the mouth, two hairline traces of craquelure (each 5 cm) and further barely visible craquelure. On the right edge of the image, in the center, a small tear, probably caused by framing, as well as isolated, tiny studio marks.