Viktor Hammer

Portrait of Lilly Steiner

pencil drawing on paper,

1916

 

Victor (Viktor) Hammer (Vienna 1882-1968 New York)

Portrait of artist Lilly Steiner (Vienna 1884-1961 Paris)

1916

pencil on thick paper

circa 28 x 24,5 cm

in pencil above signed, inscribed, and dated:

 "/ Victor Hammer / Wien in Juni 1916 /"

verso titled: "Porträt Lilly Steiner"

verso stamped: "unverkäuflich unentlehnbar" ["cannot be borrowed"]

The Daulton Collection


Egon Schiele was in Lilly Steiner's social circle, and he drew at least five portraits of her one of which is now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

 


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Jack Daulton
The Daulton Collection
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