Hermann Israel Fechenbach (German 1897-1986) §
Portrait of Mrs Esme Ablett
£1,260
Auction: 28 October 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
signed (lower right), oil on canvas
Dimensions
59cm x 49cm (23 1/4in x 19 1/4in)
Provenance
Provenance:
Commissioned from the artist by the sitter's husband, by whom given to the present owner.
Footnote
Fechenbach studied at the Academies of Art in Stuttgart, Munich, Florence and Vienna between 1919 and 1926. In 1939, fleeing the outbreak of World War Two, the painter emigrated to Buckinghamshire in England, where he continued to paint until his death. This portrait was executed in Oxfordshire.