76
Hermann Max Pechstein
Weiblicher und männlicher Akt, 1917.
Brush and India ink drawing
Starting bid: € 4,500 / $ 5,175
76
Hermann Max Pechstein
Weiblicher und männlicher Akt, 1917.
Brush and India ink drawing
Starting bid: € 4,500 / $ 5,175
Hermann Max Pechstein
1881 - 1955
Weiblicher und männlicher Akt. 1917.
Brush and India ink drawing, with watercolor.
Lower right monogrammed and dated. On Japan paper. 32.7 x 32 cm (12.8 x 12.5 in), size of sheet.
[MH].
• Pechstein is one of the artists who developed a new, expressive visual language in nude painting.
• The artist uses pen and ink in a masterful way to create a dynamic yet minimalist visual language.
• The expressive and flowing lines reinforce the physicality of the nude figures and emphasize the energy and presence of the human forms.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany (since 1978, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich).
Private collection, Bavaria (since 2008, Ketterer Kunst, Munich).
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27th auction, May 1978, lot 1583 (with illustration).
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 345th auction, June 4, 2008, lot 138 (with illustration).
In good condition. Slight mount staining. Small traces of glue in the corners. Overall slightly foxed and with small creases and dents.
1881 - 1955
Weiblicher und männlicher Akt. 1917.
Brush and India ink drawing, with watercolor.
Lower right monogrammed and dated. On Japan paper. 32.7 x 32 cm (12.8 x 12.5 in), size of sheet.
[MH].
• Pechstein is one of the artists who developed a new, expressive visual language in nude painting.
• The artist uses pen and ink in a masterful way to create a dynamic yet minimalist visual language.
• The expressive and flowing lines reinforce the physicality of the nude figures and emphasize the energy and presence of the human forms.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany (since 1978, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich).
Private collection, Bavaria (since 2008, Ketterer Kunst, Munich).
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 27th auction, May 1978, lot 1583 (with illustration).
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 345th auction, June 4, 2008, lot 138 (with illustration).
In good condition. Slight mount staining. Small traces of glue in the corners. Overall slightly foxed and with small creases and dents.
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