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Alfred Kubin

Lot 211
Chinesisches Grabmal, 1905
Watercolor

10.1 x 14.2 in (25.6 x 36.1 cm)

Lot 211
Chinesisches Grabmal, 1905
Watercolor
10.1 x 14.2 in (25.6 x 36.1 cm)

Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
Auction: 15 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Dec 07, 2024
Auction number: 563
Auction name: Modern Art Day Sale

Lot Details
Glue, Watercolor and gouache. Signed lower left. On wove paper. 25.6 x 36.1 cm. , the full sheet.
[MH].

• Alfred Kubin was a great master of Symbolism and surreal imagery.
• An excellent composition that showcases Kubin's graphic gift.
• Drawings of comparable quality can be found in significant international collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Leopold Museum, Vienna, the Albertina, Vienna, and the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich.
The authenticity of the work was confirmed by Dr. Annegret Hoberg, Munich.
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, auction 11, 19th and 20th Century Art, May 27-29, 1974, lot 1062 (illustrated in b/w).
Presumably Galerie Valentien, Stuttgart (presumably 1930, with a handwritten note on the reverse). Heinrich Stinnes Collection, Cologne (before 1932, with a stamp on the reverse, Lugt 1376 d). Heinrich Stinnes Estate (1932-1974: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer). Paul Flora Collection, Innsbruck. Private collection, Austria (since May 17, 2004)
Lot Details
Glue, Watercolor and gouache. Signed lower left. On wove paper. 25.6 x 36.1 cm. , the full sheet.
[MH].

• Alfred Kubin was a great master of Symbolism and surreal imagery.
• An excellent composition that showcases Kubin's graphic gift.
• Drawings of comparable quality can be found in significant international collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Leopold Museum, Vienna, the Albertina, Vienna, and the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich.
The authenticity of the work was confirmed by Dr. Annegret Hoberg, Munich.
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, auction 11, 19th and 20th Century Art, May 27-29, 1974, lot 1062 (illustrated in b/w).
Presumably Galerie Valentien, Stuttgart (presumably 1930, with a handwritten note on the reverse). Heinrich Stinnes Collection, Cologne (before 1932, with a stamp on the reverse, Lugt 1376 d). Heinrich Stinnes Estate (1932-1974: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer). Paul Flora Collection, Innsbruck. Private collection, Austria (since May 17, 2004)

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