Bidspirit auction | KARL JOSEF GUNSAM* ( Vienna

KARL JOSEF GUNSAM* ( Vienna 1900 - 1972 Vienna ) - Agrinium, 1943 pencil/paper 24,7 x 32 cm signed K. Gunsam, dated 43, inscribed Agrinium verso estate stamp K. Gunsam SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE °€ 50 - 100 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE °€ 50 Karl Josef Gunsam was an Austrian artist. 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. Agrinio (Latin: Agrinium) is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality as well as the second largest city in Western Greece after Patras. It is the economic center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times. Ancient Agrinion was 3 kilometres northeast of the present city; some walls and foundations of which have been excavated. In medieval times and until 1836, the city was known as Vrachori. Further artists and styles: Expressionism, Landscape, Oil painting, Watercolour, Still life, Sea, Lake, Mountains, Portrait, Josef Dobrowsky, Franz Grabmayr, Herbert Boeckl, Anton Faistauer, Alfons Walde 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 ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.