Sale: 611 / Day Sale, Dec. 05. 2026 in Munich → Lot 126000763
126000763
Karl Horst Hödicke
Novemberschnee, 1985.
Polyester resin on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 23,200 - 34,800
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
126000763
Karl Horst Hödicke
Novemberschnee, 1985.
Polyester resin on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 23,200 - 34,800
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Karl Horst Hödicke
1938 - 2024
Novemberschnee. 1985.
Polyester resin on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and dedicated “Für Elvira zum 39. Geburtstag” on the reverse. 200 x 290 cm (78.7 x 114.1 in). [JS].
• Hödicke at his best: monumental, powerful, and bursting with color.
• Pioneer of the “Neue Wilde”: Among Hödicke’s students at the Berlin University of the Arts were Rainer Fetting, Salomé, and Helmuth Middendorf.
• Creative peak: As part of the shift toward a new figuration, Hödicke experienced his breakthrough in the 1980s.
• In 1989, he participated in, among others, the legendary “Neue Figuration” exhibition at the Städtische Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf and the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt am Main.
• Distinctive and personal: The composition, dedicated to his wife Elvira on her 39th birthday, was inspired by the birth of their son Jonas in 1984.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Elvira Hödicke, Berlin (gift from the artist).
Private collection, Berlin.
1938 - 2024
Novemberschnee. 1985.
Polyester resin on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and dedicated “Für Elvira zum 39. Geburtstag” on the reverse. 200 x 290 cm (78.7 x 114.1 in). [JS].
• Hödicke at his best: monumental, powerful, and bursting with color.
• Pioneer of the “Neue Wilde”: Among Hödicke’s students at the Berlin University of the Arts were Rainer Fetting, Salomé, and Helmuth Middendorf.
• Creative peak: As part of the shift toward a new figuration, Hödicke experienced his breakthrough in the 1980s.
• In 1989, he participated in, among others, the legendary “Neue Figuration” exhibition at the Städtische Kunsthalle in Düsseldorf and the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt am Main.
• Distinctive and personal: The composition, dedicated to his wife Elvira on her 39th birthday, was inspired by the birth of their son Jonas in 1984.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Elvira Hödicke, Berlin (gift from the artist).
Private collection, Berlin.
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