Sale: 522 / Modern Art II, Dec. 11. 2021 in Munich Lot 461

 

461
Josef Scharl
Schlafendes Kind, 1928.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 22,500 / $ 24,300

(incl. surcharge)
Schlafendes Kind. 1928.
Oil on canvas.
Firmenich/Lukas 130. Bottom left signed and dated. 46.5 x 69.5 cm (18.3 x 27.3 in).
[AM].
• A motif characterized by great initimacy.
• Particularly immediate depiction in the artist's typical style.
• Paintings from the 1920s are among Josef Scharl's most expensive works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com)
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PROVENANCE: Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann und Günther Franke, Munich (1931).
Private collection Switzerland.

EXHIBITION: Münchener Neue Secession: XIVth exhibition, Munich, Glaspalast, 1928, cat. no. 242 (no illu.) (with the exhibition label on the reverse.
Kollektivausstellung Josef Scharl. In the premises of "Die Juryfreien", Munich 1929, cat. no. 34.
Josef Scharl. 33 Gemälde und 20 Handzeichnungen, Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann und G. Franke, Munich, February 7 - March 5, 1931, no. 23.

LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich (editor), Josef Scharl. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis, Cologne 1999, no. 130 (no illu.).




461
Josef Scharl
Schlafendes Kind, 1928.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 22,500 / $ 24,300

(incl. surcharge)