May 12, 2008 - Sale 2145

Sale 2145 - Lot 53

Price Realized: $ 3,120
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
ROLF STOLL (1892-1978) BAL DYNAMIQUE. 1929.
22x16 1/4 inches, 55 1/2x41 cm. The Crane-Howard Litho. Co.
Condition B / B+: repaired tears, restoration and overpainting in margins and image; handwritten addressee.
Very little biographical information exists on Stoll. His few paintings in public institutions (The Cleveland Museum of Art) show a far less dramatic and graphic flair than his posters. His suggestive, sophisticated Art Deco-inspired images for the Kokoon Club are infused with an energy, passion, flair, and hedonistic spirit that elevate them to a unique position within the world of pre-World War II American graphics.