344 - K. WOLF (1901-1993), Street canyon, 1931, Watercolor

K. WOLF (1901-1993), Street canyon, 1931, Watercolor Karl Wolf (1901 Munich - 1993 ): Street canyon, 1931, Watercolor Technique: Watercolor on Paper Catalogue Raisonné: , 680-1931 Inscription: lower left signed: "CW". Verso inscribed by the artist's hand: "Karl Wolf München [unkenntlich] c/1931 | Illustration III.". lower left dated: "1931 2". Date: 1931 Description: Apparently standing in the middle of the road himself, the artist shows a busy street canyon on which four elegant limousines are moving along undefined lanes in the style of the time. Bright yellow headlights shine through the supposedly gloomy night, in which life is far from still. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. Source: Illustrationen für die Zeitschrift: Der Querschnitt | Series by the artist Literature: Wolf, Monika: Karl Wolf (1901-1993). Werkeverzeichnis; Aquarelle, Pastelle, Zeichnungen, Illustrationen, Öl; 2006. Cat. Rais. No.: 680-1931. Keywords: New Objectivity, illustration, fashion, Munich, Germany, pre-war Germany, Weimar Republic, art, culture, nightlife, 20th century, Modern, Automobilia, Germany, Size: Paper: 32,7 cm x 22,9 cm (12,9 x 9 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Traces of detachment from an old mount in the corners verso with considerable thinning of the paper. Some creasing along the edges. Rubbed and slightly stained over the entire surface.