EDUARD WIIRALT. “Absindijoojad” (Absinthe drinkers).

EDUARD WIIRALT. “Absindijoojad” (Absinthe drinkers). Woodcut printed in colours, 1933/1951, signed and inscribed in pencil E. Wiiralt Epreuve d'artiste, dated verso 25 III 1951. I. 21.5 x 16 cm, S. 32.5 x 25 cm. With frame 39.5 x 31.5 cm. Kangilaski 65. PROVENANCE Ann Viita (1890–1978). The collection was acquired in Estonia and Sweden during the 1940s and 1950s. Thence by descent to Lehti Teemant and subsequently within the family to the current owner. The work was part of a larger group of works by Eduard Wiiralt previously in the family's possession. Ann Viita was born in Estonia and fled to Sweden during the final stages of the Second World War. She was a physician, well-traveled, multilingual, and an art enthusiast.

Estimate:£6,056

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