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Lot 13
Harold Schlotzhauer (b. 1941), Painting, “Isn’t It True That Tragedy Contains Some Beauties,” 1972
Estimate: $2,500 - $5,000
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A large-scale oil painting by Harold Schlotzhauer, titled Isn’t It True That Tragedy Contains Some Beauties. This 1972 work reflects the artist’s signature synthesis of surrealist abstraction, vibrant color, and biomorphic forms. The composition is split with a visual seam at center, interweaving highly stylized symbolic elements across a vibrant yellow and earthy brown palette. The verso is inscribed:
“H. SCHLOTZHAUER / 1972 / ‘ISN’T IT TRUE THAT TRAGEDY CONTAINS SOME BEAUTIES’”.
Measurements: Canvas: 59 ¬Ω x 65 in., Frame: 60 ¬Ω x 66 in.
Pickup & Shipping: This lot is available for free local pickup in Sacramento at our Annex Auction facility. For blanket-wrapped delivery within California, we recommend contacting Delbert McCrea at
(831) 566-6088
. For cross-country shipping, CCC Transport can be reached at
(920) 450-5027
.
Excellent original condition. No evidence of restoration or conservation under ultraviolet light examination.
Condition
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From the Estate of Patsy Von Ranson, Crockett, California — former wife of the artist Harold Schlotzhauer (b. 1941).