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    Sale 4042

    19th Century European Art Including Russian Pictures and a Symbolist Collection with a Richard Wagner section

    London, South Kensington

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    7 June 2006

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    • Bertram Hartman (American, 188
    Lot 6 A

    Bertram Hartman (American, 1882-1960)

    The embrace

    Price realised

    GBP 6,000

    Estimate

    GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000

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    Bertram Hartman (American, 1882-1960)
    The embrace
    signed, inscribed and dated 'C Bertram Hartman München 1912' (lower right)
    watercolour on paper
    19½ x 19½ in. (49.5 x 49.5 cm.)

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    Lot Essay

    Hartman was born in Kansas and studied at The Institute of Art in Chicago. He then travelled through Europe and studied at the Academy in Munich and also in Paris. He was a member of the Association of Chicago Artists, and a selection of his works can be found in the Brooklyn Museum.

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