As of Nov 07, 2024

Otto Dix

Lot 10
Ursus mit rotem Mohn, 1927
Mixed media

31.5 x 39.4 in (80.0 x 100.0 cm)

Lot 10
Ursus mit rotem Mohn, 1927
Mixed media
31.5 x 39.4 in (80.0 x 100.0 cm)

Estimate:
€ 300,000 - 500,000
Auction: 12 days

Van Ham Kunstauktionen

City: Cologne
Auction: Nov 27, 2024
Auction number: A525
Auction name: Modern, Post War & Contemporary, Evening Sale

Lot Details
DIX, OTTO1891 Untermhaus/Gera - 1969 Singen


Title: Ursus mit rotem Mohn.
Date: 1927.
Technique: Mixed media on wood.
Measurement: 80 x 100cm.
Notation: Signed (artist's signet) and dated upper right: DIX 1927.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.


Provenance:
- Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft e.V. at the Schloß Berlin (label)
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Löffler, Fritz: Otto Dix, 1891-1969 - Oeuvre der Gemälde, Recklinghausen 1981, cat. rais. no. 1927-8, ill.
- Löffler, Fritz: Otto Dix, Leben und Werk, Dresden 1972, p. 95, ill.

- In the New Objectivity style, Dix creates a picture of a child as a vanitas depiction in a simple, spatial context
- Impressive portrait of a child who has just been born, aware of the danger and finiteness of life
- One of the most important paintings from a series created in the context of the birth of his son Ursus
- Fascinating composition with an attractive contrasting effect
- The famous "Family Portrait" from the collection of Frankfurt's Städel Museum was also painted in 1927.
Lot Details
DIX, OTTO1891 Untermhaus/Gera - 1969 Singen


Title: Ursus mit rotem Mohn.
Date: 1927.
Technique: Mixed media on wood.
Measurement: 80 x 100cm.
Notation: Signed (artist's signet) and dated upper right: DIX 1927.
Frame/Pedestal: Framed.


Provenance:
- Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft e.V. at the Schloß Berlin (label)
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Literature:
- Löffler, Fritz: Otto Dix, 1891-1969 - Oeuvre der Gemälde, Recklinghausen 1981, cat. rais. no. 1927-8, ill.
- Löffler, Fritz: Otto Dix, Leben und Werk, Dresden 1972, p. 95, ill.

- In the New Objectivity style, Dix creates a picture of a child as a vanitas depiction in a simple, spatial context
- Impressive portrait of a child who has just been born, aware of the danger and finiteness of life
- One of the most important paintings from a series created in the context of the birth of his son Ursus
- Fascinating composition with an attractive contrasting effect
- The famous "Family Portrait" from the collection of Frankfurt's Städel Museum was also painted in 1927.

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