Sale: 457 / Modern Art II, Dec. 07. 2017 in Munich Lot 183

 

183
Gabriele Münter
Mit blauem Bogen, 1954.
Oil on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,440
Sold:
€ 40,000 / $ 43,200

(incl. surcharge)
Mit blauem Bogen. 1954.
Oil on cardboard.
Lower right monogrammed and dated. Verso signed, titled and with work number "33/54" in circle. 34.7 x 25 cm (13.6 x 9.8 in).
Attached: Hand-written letter about the abstract compositions and with a postcard from Gabriele Münter to the then owner. Separately framed.
One of the rarely shown paintings from Gabriele Münter's second abstract phase in the 1950s.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany (acquired directly fromthe artist), since in family wnership.

EXHIBITION: Gabriele Münter und ihre Zeit. Malerei der Klassischen Moderne in Deutschland. Galerie Neher, Essen, October 10th to December 18th, 1990, cat. p. 86 with color illu. on p. 87.

"The peak of her oeuvre was in 1954 when another form, an abstract painting, gained foothold. The palette was similar to the pictures from her first abstract phase [1914/15]. As far as her style is concerned, the paintings are characterized by the usage of clearly defined forms."
Isabell Janssen in Gabriele Münter 1877-1962 - Malen ohne Umschweife, ex. cat. Lenbachhaus Munich, 2017, p.231




183
Gabriele Münter
Mit blauem Bogen, 1954.
Oil on cardboard
Estimate:
€ 18,000 / $ 19,440
Sold:
€ 40,000 / $ 43,200

(incl. surcharge)