Lot 39

Description

Oil on canvas. Bears signature lower right "CLAUS BERGEN". Stretcher branded to the reverse in several places "ADRIAN BRUGGER MÜNCHEN". A stamp in the form of a heraldic shield to the reverse of the canvas, illegible. Fishing boat under red-brown sails in side view on a choppy sea, three men aboard; two further boats to the left distance, a third to the right before a steep coast, gulls above. Paint layer with fine, irregular craquelure in the light passages. Support with several bulges pushed from the reverse, predominantly in the upper third. Punctate dark brown accretions to the sky in both upper quadrants, in the upper left in a vertical row across approx. 4 cm. Yellowish surface dirt, extensive in the lower right quadrant beside the signature, and in the three remaining quadrants. Punctate brown accretions and areas of brownish discolouration across the whole reverse of the canvas. Frame with losses to the composition ornament at the upper right corner cartouche and to the outer hollows and sight edges, red bole exposed. Image size 75.5 × 110.5 cm, frame 91.0 × 126.5 cm. Bergen studied at the Munich Academy under Carl von Marr; his work includes coastal and fishing subjects alongside naval scenes. Please note: collection in person only, or request a shipping quotation prior to bidding.
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