Sale: 439 / Modern Art II, Dec. 08. 2016 in Munich Lot 121

 

121
Ludwig Meidner
Londoner U-Bahn-Rolltreppe, 1945.
Chalk drawing
Estimate:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,675
Sold:
€ 3,125 / $ 3,343

(incl. surcharge)
Londoner U-Bahn-Rolltreppe. 1945.
Watercolor over Chalk drawing.
Lower left monogrammed in Hebrew and dated. On wove paper. 68.5 x 58 cm (26.9 x 22.8 in), size of sheet.
Verso with chalk drawing "Bettelnde Hände". [CB].

We are grateful to Erik Riedel, Ludwig Meidner-Archiev at the Jewish Museum, Frankfurt am Main, for his kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (verso with estate stamp and the hand-written inventory number "II/1116").
Galerie AK Hans-F. Sworowski, Frankfurt am Main, 1975.

EXHIBITION: Ludwig Meidner. Aquarelle aus dem Londoner Exil, Galerie AK Hans-F. Sworowski, Frankfurt am Main, 23 October - 22 November 1975, cat. no. 18 (with black and white illu. on p. 21).




121
Ludwig Meidner
Londoner U-Bahn-Rolltreppe, 1945.
Chalk drawing
Estimate:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,675
Sold:
€ 3,125 / $ 3,343

(incl. surcharge)