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Albert Weisgerber

Lot 158
Weiblicher Akt auf rotem Divan, 1914
Oil on canvas

30.9 x 48.0 in (78.5 x 122.0 cm)
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Lot 158
Weiblicher Akt auf rotem Divan, 1914
Oil on canvas
30.9 x 48.0 in (78.5 x 122.0 cm)
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
Auction: 17 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Jun 07, 2025
Auction number: 591
Auction name: Day Sale
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Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Handwritten inscription “Grete Weisgerber” on the reverse of the canvas, with an illegible stamp, and handwritten date and title on a label on the stretcher. 78.5 x 122 cm. . [AW].
- Between Impressionism and Expressionism, Weisgerber is an important and deservedly rediscovered figure in Modern Art. - As early as 1906, the Neue Pinakothek in Munich and the Städtische Galerie in Frankfurt am Main purchased his works. - In 1912, he had exhibitions at Paul Cassirer in Berlin, the Kunsthaus Zurich, and the Sonderbundausstellung in Cologne. - In 1913, Weisgerber was a founding member and president of the “Neue Münchner Secession” (New Munich Secession), which also included Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, and Alexander Kanoldt. - The atmospheric nude was exhibited at the XIII Biennale in Venice in 1922.
We are grateful to Mr. Erwin Rehn, Nauroth, for his kind support in cataloging this lot. The work will be included in the new edition of the catalog raisooné that is currently in preparation.
LITERATURE: Wilhelm Weber, Albert Weisgerber. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik), Heidelberg/Berlin 1962, catalogue raisonné no. 354. Saskia Ishikawa-Franke, Albert Weisgerber. Life and Work. Paintings, Saarbrücken 1978, catalogue raisonné no. 449. - Margarete Weisgerber, estate album, note “July 16. Reuther, Mannheim,” 1916. Wilhelm Hausenstein, Albert Weisgerber, Munich 1918, p. 115 (as “Nackte Frau in den Kissen”, illustrated in black-and-white). Stuttgarter Kunstauktionshaus Dr. Fritz Nagel, Stuttgart, 10th Auction of Modern Art, April 25, 1998, lot 867 (illustrated in color).
Memorial exhibition, Neue Münchner Secession, Munich, April 22 to end of May 1916, cat. no. 102. XIII Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della città di Venezia, Venice, April 15 to October 31, 1922 (exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher). Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1925, cat. no. 439
Margarete Weisgerber Collection. Martha Reuther Estate, Heidelberg. Private collection, Mannheim (1925). Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (from 1998). Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2003)
In good condition. With craquelure in the impasto areas, more prevalent on the right-hand side of the painting. A few small retouched spots. The canvas has been pieced together by the artist, which is visible on both front and back. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Handwritten inscription “Grete Weisgerber” on the reverse of the canvas, with an illegible stamp, and handwritten date and title on a label on the stretcher. 78.5 x 122 cm. . [AW].
- Between Impressionism and Expressionism, Weisgerber is an important and deservedly rediscovered figure in Modern Art. - As early as 1906, the Neue Pinakothek in Munich and the Städtische Galerie in Frankfurt am Main purchased his works. - In 1912, he had exhibitions at Paul Cassirer in Berlin, the Kunsthaus Zurich, and the Sonderbundausstellung in Cologne. - In 1913, Weisgerber was a founding member and president of the “Neue Münchner Secession” (New Munich Secession), which also included Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, and Alexander Kanoldt. - The atmospheric nude was exhibited at the XIII Biennale in Venice in 1922.
We are grateful to Mr. Erwin Rehn, Nauroth, for his kind support in cataloging this lot. The work will be included in the new edition of the catalog raisooné that is currently in preparation.
LITERATURE: Wilhelm Weber, Albert Weisgerber. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik), Heidelberg/Berlin 1962, catalogue raisonné no. 354. Saskia Ishikawa-Franke, Albert Weisgerber. Life and Work. Paintings, Saarbrücken 1978, catalogue raisonné no. 449. - Margarete Weisgerber, estate album, note “July 16. Reuther, Mannheim,” 1916. Wilhelm Hausenstein, Albert Weisgerber, Munich 1918, p. 115 (as “Nackte Frau in den Kissen”, illustrated in black-and-white). Stuttgarter Kunstauktionshaus Dr. Fritz Nagel, Stuttgart, 10th Auction of Modern Art, April 25, 1998, lot 867 (illustrated in color).
Memorial exhibition, Neue Münchner Secession, Munich, April 22 to end of May 1916, cat. no. 102. XIII Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della città di Venezia, Venice, April 15 to October 31, 1922 (exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher). Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1925, cat. no. 439
Margarete Weisgerber Collection. Martha Reuther Estate, Heidelberg. Private collection, Mannheim (1925). Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (from 1998). Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2003)
In good condition. With craquelure in the impasto areas, more prevalent on the right-hand side of the painting. A few small retouched spots. The canvas has been pieced together by the artist, which is visible on both front and back. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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