Franz Xavier Wolfle (German, 1887-1972)

Man Smoking Pipe

Oil on Panel

Signed upper right: "FX Wolfle" (misspelled on the name plate)

Provenance:  Private collection, Westfield, NJ

Condition:  Frame has some separations along the lower right and upper left corner.  General surface grime to the painting.      

I am listing a group of German oil paintings all coming from a single estate collection.  These were amassed by a very wealthy Westfield, NJ family who was buying from Finlay Galleries in the 1950s and 1960s.  These are all fresh to the market, having descended in the family.  These elaboratly framed portraits are great investments, as their popularity seems to be on the rise. 

Measurements:
7" H x 5 1/2" W Sight line
14 1/2" H x 13" W Frame