KARL JOSEF GUNSAM* (Wien 1900 - 1972 Wien) Lot n° 23

KARL JOSEF GUNSAM* (Vienna 1900 - 1972 Vienna) Portrait of a woman oil/canvas, 34,5 x 28 cm signed K. Gunsam, verso estate stamp K. Gunsam ESTIMATE °€ 200 - 400 STARTING PRICE °€ 200 Gunsam first studied painting at the Academy Vitti in Paris while working as a professional footballer, then with Dobrowsky (whose assistant he was for a long time) and Kolig at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Later he undertook study trips to France, Italy, Greece and in the USA. From 1932 member of the Hagenbund, from 1945 of the Secession. Painted landscapes, still lifes and portraits (Cezanne admirer). He participated in numerous exhibitions in Vienna. 1958 he received the title of professor. Gunsam specialized in architecturally constructed landscapes in bold colours. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.