18th Oct, 2017 10:00
The Christian Heppe Collection of Modern & Outsider Art
Sold for £1,300
Lot details
August Walla ''Isoth'' Signed and inscribed Biro and coloured crayon on paper 28 x 37.9cm Unframed Exhibited: Galerie Gugging, September 2001. Biography: Born Klosterneuburg, Austria, 1936. During World War II Walla's mother Aloisia, raised him as a girl to spare him from the draft. Made his first drawings at the age of 10. Diagnosed as schizophrenic at the age of 17 and began a lifetime habit of writing, making objects and graffiti. Admitted to Gugging Hospital 1970. Moved to Haus der Künstler in 1983. Died 2001. Artist's Resale Rights may apply, please refer to our Terms & Conditions.
August Walla ''Isoth'' Signed and inscribed Biro and coloured crayon on paper 28 x 37.9cm Unframed Exhibited: Galerie Gugging, September 2001. Biography: Born Klosterneuburg, Austria, 1936. During World War II Walla's mother Aloisia, raised him as a girl to spare him from the draft. Made his first drawings at the age of 10. Diagnosed as schizophrenic at the age of 17 and began a lifetime habit of writing, making objects and graffiti. Admitted to Gugging Hospital 1970. Moved to Haus der Künstler in 1983. Died 2001. Artist's Resale Rights may apply, please refer to our Terms & Conditions.
Auction: The Christian Heppe Collection of Modern & Outsider Art, 18th Oct, 2017
