Lot Essay
A sketch for Die Eissengiesserei in der Skodagasse, dated 1903 (see Koschatzky, op. cit., p. 297), is in the Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna.
The Mauerbach Benefit sale, conducted on a non-profit basis by Christie's in October 1996 for the Federation of Austrian Jewish communities, marked an important milestone in the history of Jewish restitution.
In a unique auction event thousands of works of art, confiscated by the National Socialists between 1938 and 1945 and whose owners could not be determined, were offered for sale in just under a thousand lots.
The sale far exceeded pre-sale expectations raising $14.6 million (9 million) to benefit needy victims of the Holocaust in and from Austria. The worldwide distribution of these funds is currently underway, organised by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Austria.
This lot, as well as lot 21, has recently been made available by the Republic of Austria and are now being offered on behalf of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Austria. The proceeds from the sale of these pictures will be used to benefit needy Holocaust survivors.
Rudolf von Alt (1812-1905)
Die Eisengiesserei in der Skodagassa, Wien
Details
Rudolf von Alt (1812-1905)
Die Eisengiesserei in der Skodagassa, Wien
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on card, unframed
21¾ x 29 in. (55.3 x 73.6 cm.)
Executed in 1903
Die Eisengiesserei in der Skodagassa, Wien
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on card, unframed
21¾ x 29 in. (55.3 x 73.6 cm.)
Executed in 1903
Literature
W. Koschatzky, Rudolf von Alt 1812-1905, Salzburg, 1975, p. 297.
Exhibited
Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Rudolf von Alt, Gedächtnisausstellung im 50. Todesjahr, 1955, no. 302.
Sale room notice
Please note the following additional information :-
Exhibited:
Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Rudolf von Alt 1812-1905. Die Schönsten Aquarelle aus den acht Jahrzehnten seing Schaffers, 29 Feb.-29 April 1984, no. 271 (illustrated p. 174).
Literature:
W. Koschatzky, Rudolf von Alt 1812-1905, Salzburg, 1975, p. 297, no. 03/02.
Exhibited:
Vienna, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Rudolf von Alt 1812-1905. Die Schönsten Aquarelle aus den acht Jahrzehnten seing Schaffers, 29 Feb.-29 April 1984, no. 271 (illustrated p. 174).
Literature:
W. Koschatzky, Rudolf von Alt 1812-1905, Salzburg, 1975, p. 297, no. 03/02.