Author: W. Marde
Title: Courtship
Technique: watercolor on paper
Date: 1933
Dimensions: 31 × 41 cm (framed).
A satirical figurative composition in the style of interwar illustration and caricature. In the foreground is a young woman in a semi-transparent, slumped dress, displaying her charms, while an older man in a suit sitting next to her looks at her over his glasses. The humorous contrast between the figures and the light, sensual style are reminiscent of newspaper illustrations and satirical drawings from the 1930s.
The work is signed “W. Marde” and dated “33” at the bottom of the composition.
Condition: good. The work is mounted behind glass. There are slight signs of aging on the mat, as well as minor soiling and discoloration typical of its age. The condition matches the photographic documentation.
