Lot 17: Wilhelm Viktor Krausz (Austrian, 1878-1959)

The olive press
signed 'WVKrausz' (lower right)
oil on canvas, unframed
65 5/8 x 88 in. (166.8 x 223.5 cm.)

This work won the Prix de Rome in 1902.

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Wilhelm Viktor Krausz (1878-1959) was a highly important Jewish portrait painter especially sought after from 1910-1940. Unfortunately there were many unlawful purchases or confiscations of Krausz' works from collections in Vienna during the war years. He was forced to flee to the States in 1940, where he later became a US citizen. Krausz was recognised from an early age when he won the Prix de Rome in 1894 at the age of 16. His second Rome prize was won with 'The Olive Press' and this is the picture illustrated below as lot 17. The Library of Congress in Washington D.C has a portrait by him of Sigmund Freud and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York has portraits by him of Novotna, Strauss, and Liszt.

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