Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Berlin-Wilmerdorf, Homburgerstr. 2” on the reverse of the stretcher. 115 x 80.5 cm. . [AW].
- The works from the 1920s in the New Objectivity style mark the peak of Ernst Fritsch's artistic career. - In 1927, the year they were created, he received the “Rome Prize” from the Prussian Academy of Arts. - Works by the artist can be found in the National Gallery in Berlin and the Berlinische Galerie, among other places.
LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, June 5/6, 1980, lot 377 (illu.).

Ernst Fritsch: Gedächtnisausstellung zum Achtzigsten Geburtstag Gemälde und Aquarelle, Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, September 18-November 25, 1972, cat. no. 22 (with full-page illustration). Großstadt und Großstadtleben um 1926, BAT-Haus, Hamburg, October 21-November 30, 1976. Cat. no. 19 (color illustration on cover)

Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin. Private collection, Berlin (since 1980, Hauswedell & Nolte)

In good condition. The outer edges of the image are rubbed, with small areas of color loss and slight soiling in places. There are a few small areas of overpainting and retouching, mainly around the outer edges of the image. The condition report was prepared in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.