Frans Masereel - Tête de femme pensive - Ketterer Internet Auctions

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Modern & Contemporary Art –
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm

Catalog Online > Post War > Figurative Painting (40s-60s ) | Frans Masereel

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Frans Masereel

Tête de femme pensive, 1943

Oil on cardboard

Starting bid:

€ 900

Estimate:

€ 1,000 - 1,500

End: 02-15-26 15:28:00 Berlin
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Lot description

Frans Masereel
1889 - 1972
Tête de femme pensive. 1943.
Oil on cardboard laid on fiberboard.
Lower right monogrammed and dated. 23.7 x 16.4 cm (9.3 x 6.4 in). [AW].

Full proceeds will go to the Pohlen-Bautz-Holzherr-Foundation.

PROVENANCE: Collection of Prof. Dr. Manfred Pohlen and Dr. Margarethe Bautz-Holzherr, Marburg.

LITERATURE: Pierre Vorms, Masereel. Catalogue Raisonné, Antwerp 1976, CR no. 24 (peintures sur papier).
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Dr. Irene Lehr, Berlin, Oct. 29, 2011, lot 380 (illu.).

In good condition. Corners slightly scuffed. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.

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