Dear Erika,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

The appraised work appears to be a painting in oil depicting a German landscape which is signed on lower right ‘R. Otto’. Work size: 20" (h) x 16" (w). It is unframed, and it appears to be in good condition overall.

Rudolf Otto is a German artist (1887-1962), and his work is mainly sold in Europe.

The estimation highlighted in red above is based on comparables offered and sold at auction in the last five years. The subject work’s size, the composition, condition (based on photographs and comments provided), as well as the artists’ current auction market were taken into consideration when determining the estimate. In many cases, pricing for similar items available on the primary (retail) market vary and are often higher than secondary (auction) market examples.

Best regards,

Karine