Oil on canvas.71.5 x 51 cm. . [AW]. - Complex interplay of cubist abstraction, static and dynamic moments and complementary color contrasts. - Suggestions of movement and iridescent color tones create a mysterious atmosphere. - Master student of Adolf Hölzel at the Stuttgart Art Academy. - Together with other Hölzel students such as Oskar Schlemmer and Willi Baumeister, he founded the group “Üecht” in 1919.
Die Sammlung Rolf Deyhle. Figur und Abstraktion in der Deutschen Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottdorf, Schleswig, February 27 - June 13, 1993; Landesmuseum Mainz, November 7, 1993 - January 30, 1994; Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg, Halle/Saale, February 20 - April 10, 1994; Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, December 1, 1994 - February 28, 1995, cat. no. 64 (illu. on p. 143). Verlorene Nähe. Bilder vom Menschen in der Malerei des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sammlung Bunte, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottdorf, Schleswig, December 1, 2001 - January 20, 2002; Städtische Galerie in der Reithalle, Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn, February 1 - March 13, 2002; Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, March 22 - June 15, 2002, cat. no. 57 (illu. on p. 51). Hermann Stenner und der Hölzel-Kreis. Malerei und Graphik aus der Sammlung Bunte, Kunststiftung Hohenkapfen, April 13 - August 17, 2003, cat. no. 70 (illu. 41 on p. 50). Das Glück in der Kunst. 'Expressionismus und Abstraktion um 1914', Sammlung Bunte, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, March 21 - August 3, 2014, p. 152 (illu.). Hermann Stenner und seine Zeit: "... dies Streben nach dem ganz Grossen etwas in der Kunst ...", Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, January 20 - August 18, 2019, cat. no. 99. Hölle & Paradies. Der deutsche Expressionismus um 1918, Städtisches Museum, Engen, March 3 - July 5, 2020; Stadtmuseum, Hofheim am Taunus, August 30, 2020 - January 17, 2021, p. 96 (illu. 53)
Rolf Deyhle Collection, Stuttgart. Hermann-Josef Bunte Collection, Hamburg/Bielefeld (acquired from the above)
In good condition. Doubled. Partly slightly rubbed and partially light craquelure. With small retouches, more in the lower image area. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas.71.5 x 51 cm. . [AW]. - Complex interplay of cubist abstraction, static and dynamic moments and complementary color contrasts. - Suggestions of movement and iridescent color tones create a mysterious atmosphere. - Master student of Adolf Hölzel at the Stuttgart Art Academy. - Together with other Hölzel students such as Oskar Schlemmer and Willi Baumeister, he founded the group “Üecht” in 1919.
Die Sammlung Rolf Deyhle. Figur und Abstraktion in der Deutschen Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottdorf, Schleswig, February 27 - June 13, 1993; Landesmuseum Mainz, November 7, 1993 - January 30, 1994; Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg, Halle/Saale, February 20 - April 10, 1994; Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, December 1, 1994 - February 28, 1995, cat. no. 64 (illu. on p. 143). Verlorene Nähe. Bilder vom Menschen in der Malerei des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sammlung Bunte, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottdorf, Schleswig, December 1, 2001 - January 20, 2002; Städtische Galerie in der Reithalle, Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn, February 1 - March 13, 2002; Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, March 22 - June 15, 2002, cat. no. 57 (illu. on p. 51). Hermann Stenner und der Hölzel-Kreis. Malerei und Graphik aus der Sammlung Bunte, Kunststiftung Hohenkapfen, April 13 - August 17, 2003, cat. no. 70 (illu. 41 on p. 50). Das Glück in der Kunst. 'Expressionismus und Abstraktion um 1914', Sammlung Bunte, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, March 21 - August 3, 2014, p. 152 (illu.). Hermann Stenner und seine Zeit: "... dies Streben nach dem ganz Grossen etwas in der Kunst ...", Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, January 20 - August 18, 2019, cat. no. 99. Hölle & Paradies. Der deutsche Expressionismus um 1918, Städtisches Museum, Engen, March 3 - July 5, 2020; Stadtmuseum, Hofheim am Taunus, August 30, 2020 - January 17, 2021, p. 96 (illu. 53)
Rolf Deyhle Collection, Stuttgart. Hermann-Josef Bunte Collection, Hamburg/Bielefeld (acquired from the above)
In good condition. Doubled. Partly slightly rubbed and partially light craquelure. With small retouches, more in the lower image area. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger 
