May 21, 2009 - Sale 2181

Sale 2181 - Lot 33

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
DESIGNER UNKNOWN SUTER'S SEIFEN FLOCKEN. Circa 1930s.
50x35 1/2 inches, 127x90 cm. Seitz & Co., St. Gallen.
Condition B+: repaired tears in margins and image; restored loss in right margin, slightly affecting image. Framed.
This simple and stylized image depicts a laundress removing washing from a box of soap flakes. Although anonymous it reflects a strong artisitc vision, with an excellent sense of movement and accomplished use of colors.