Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 39 x 51 cm. . [AW].
- Part of the 2024 exhibition "Gemischtes Doppel. Die Molls und die Purrmanns - Zwei Künstlerpaare der Moderne" at the Edwin Scharff Museum, Neu-Ulm, and the Museum Wiesbaden. - A powerful depiction of the Galluzzo district of Florence. - In 1935, Hans Purrmann fled to Florence, where he took over the management of the Villa Romana Artist Foundation. - His vibrant depictions of Italian landscapes are considered the artist's most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
LITERATURE: Christian Lenz, Felix Billeter, Hans Purrmann. Die Gemälde II. 1935-1966. Catalogue raisonné, Munich 2004, no. 1942/03 (illustrated in color). - - Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 2nd auction, June 10, 1987, lot 254 (illustrated in color).