Modern & Contemporary Art –
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
75
Edward Harrison Compton
Wasserfall, 1906
Watercolor
Starting bid:
€ 1,200 Estimate:
€ 1,500 - 2,500End: 02-15-26 15:37:00 Berlin
02-15-26 09:37:00 New York
02-15-26 06:37:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 04h:04m)
02-15-26 09:37:00 New York
02-15-26 06:37:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 04h:04m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
Lot description
Edward Harrison Compton
1881 - 1960
Wasserfall. 1906.
Watercolor and pencil, white-heightened.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower left. On wove paper. 21.3 x 33.3 cm (8.3 x 13.1 in), the full sheet.
Included: preparatory study in pencil on wove paper. Monogrammed and titled in the lower left. [MH].
We are grateful to Sibylle Brandes, Tutzing, for her kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Antiquitäten Wagner, Innsbruck.
Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above).
In good condition. Overall browned. The upper edge of the sheet is slightly irregular along the tear line. There is a small tear (approx. 8 mm) on the right edge of the sheet.
The accompanying preliminary study is in good condition. Slightly bleached in the passe-partout cutout. The left edge of the sheet is irregular due to studio conditions, with paper loss and small tears.
1881 - 1960
Wasserfall. 1906.
Watercolor and pencil, white-heightened.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower left. On wove paper. 21.3 x 33.3 cm (8.3 x 13.1 in), the full sheet.
Included: preparatory study in pencil on wove paper. Monogrammed and titled in the lower left. [MH].
We are grateful to Sibylle Brandes, Tutzing, for her kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Antiquitäten Wagner, Innsbruck.
Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above).
In good condition. Overall browned. The upper edge of the sheet is slightly irregular along the tear line. There is a small tear (approx. 8 mm) on the right edge of the sheet.
The accompanying preliminary study is in good condition. Slightly bleached in the passe-partout cutout. The left edge of the sheet is irregular due to studio conditions, with paper loss and small tears.
75
Edward Harrison Compton
Wasserfall, 1906
Watercolor
Starting bid:
€ 1,200 Estimate:
€ 1,500 - 2,500End: 02-15-26 15:37:00 Berlin
02-15-26 09:37:00 New York
02-15-26 06:37:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 04h:04m)
02-15-26 09:37:00 New York
02-15-26 06:37:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 04h:04m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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