Sale: 354 / Bauhaus, June 20. 2009 in Munich Lot 19

 
Walter Dexel - Krieger im Lederhelm


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Walter Dexel
Krieger im Lederhelm, 1930.
Tempera
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 10,980 / $ 11,858

(incl. surcharge)
Lot: 19
Walter Dexel
1890 München - 1973 Braunschweig
Krieger im Lederhelm. 1930/32.
Tempera and India ink.
Wöbkemeier 384. Twice signed and dated lower right, titled lower left. Signed, dated and titled on verso. On cardboard. 64,7 x 49,5 cm (25,4 x 19,4 in), the full sheet.
From the group of works "Die Köpfe" (The Heads) (1930-33). A silkscreen in colors was made after the tempera in 1971 (cf. Vitt 52).

PROVENANCE: Private collection North Germany (from artist's estate).

[JS].

Good overall impression. Lower left corner minimally scuffed. Blue and brown parts of the composition foxed. Diagonal mark in upper right half of the head. With isolated small retouchings and subtle scratches, as well as traces of rubbing. All in all minimally discolored.

EUR: 8.000 - 9.000DIFF.(19%)
US$: 10.912 - 12.276




19
Walter Dexel
Krieger im Lederhelm, 1930.
Tempera
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 10,980 / $ 11,858

(incl. surcharge)