2222 - Luz-Ruland, Carla. Collection of 14 oil paintings, some framed, each on hardboard, and 2 watercolors on vellum. A total of 5 are signed and dated. Circa 1930–1960. Dimensions: between 35.5 x 25 cm and 105.5 x 60 cm.

Luz-Ruland, Carla. Collection of 14 oil paintings, some framed, each on hardboard, and 2 watercolors on vellum. A total of 5 are signed and dated. Circa 1930–1960. Dimensions: between 35.5 x 25 cm and 105.5 x 60 cm. The artist Carla Luz-Ruland (1896–1987), a native of Alsace, was enrolled at the Bauhaus in Weimar as a student of fashion and drawing between 1920 and 1921. She corresponded with Walter Gropius in 1958. The correspondence is held in the Bauhaus Archive as part of Gropius’s estate. — Five of the paintings included are partially labeled on both the front and back of the frame. — Included are: I. “The Annunciation,” II. “Weaving Turkish Woman,” III. “The Musical Clown,” IV. Illegibly titled, possibly “Pauline,” V. Untitled. (Virgin Mary), with a cityscape on the reverse, VI. Untitled. (Bridge with City View), with a still life in gouache on the reverse, VII. Untitled. (Portrait of a Toddler), VIII. “Turk on Horseback and His Four Wives,” IX. Untitled. (Abstract Composition), with an oil sketch on the reverse, X. Untitled. (Abstract Composition in Orange), with a gouache painting on the reverse, XI. Untitled. (Portrait of a Lady Reading with a Hat), XII. Untitled. (Abstract Goats), XIII. Untitled. (Portrait of the Virgin Mary), XIV. Untitled. (Lady in an Off-the-Shoulder Dress), XV. Untitled. (Girl with a Clay Vase), watercolor, XVI. Untitled. (Landscape), watercolor. - A total of 10 works in the collection are presumably framed in artist’s frames; all frames are noticeably battered, with numerous missing sections, damage, and loss of paint and material. - The paintings are generally soiled and partially browned, with some showing color loss as well as noticeable scuffs along the edges. - The watercolors are generally discolored and mounted on backing paper on the reverse. - This lot is not suitable for shipping by package. The buyer must arrange for pickup or transport via a freight forwarder.