SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
Josef Prem (1923–2000), born in Fohnsdorf in Styria and deceased in Salzburg, is documented through several works on paper in Dorotheum’s catalogues. These pieces show a repertoire including flowers and animals, rendered in watercolour or mixed media.
Der Auerhahn, a depiction of a capercaillie signed and dated 1971, uses mixed media on paper. Alpenblume (Frühlings-Kuhschelle), a watercolour of a spring pasqueflower dated 1975, comes from the estate of Sepp Forcher. Mohnblume, dated 1990, combines watercolour with pencil drawing. These three signed works span almost twenty years and provide securely dated examples of his practice. Their modest formats and use of paper connect these floral and animal subjects across the different techniques and dates of execution.
This profile brings together identity references for Josef Prem and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Coquille et postiche
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
Published result : 150 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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