Sale: 605 / Day Sale, June 13. 2026 in Munich → Lot 123000236
123000236
Edgar Ende
Der Ausbruch, 1933.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 34,800 - 46,400
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
123000236
Edgar Ende
Der Ausbruch, 1933.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 34,800 - 46,400
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Edgar Ende
1901 - 1965
Der Ausbruch. 1933.
Oil on canvas.
Murken 71. Signed and dated in lower right. 70.5 x 91 cm (27.7 x 35.8 in).
[AM].
• Edgar Ende is one of the most important German surrealists.
• In 1933, a year that would lead to dramatic consequences for Ende's artistic activity, he created works like "Der Ausbruch", which show disastrous scenes.
• Renowned artist family: Ende's relationship with his son, the world-famous writer Michael Ende, was characterized by mutual inspiration.
• His paintings from the 1930s are among the most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
We are grateful to Axel Hinrich Murken for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection (acquired in the USA in the 1930s).
Private collection Austria (since 2004, Artcurial).
EXHIBITION: Edgar Ende, Theobald Galleries, Chicago, June 1938.
LITERATURE: Jörg Krichbaum (ed.), Edgar Ende 1901-1965. Gemälde, Gouachen und Zeichnungen, Stuttgart/Vienna 1987 (illu. p. 60).
Sotheby's, London, Auction of Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, June 28, 1989, lot 168.
Artcurial, Auction Art Moderne Abstrait et Contemporain, April 27, 2004, lot 181.
Volker Kinnius (ed.), Edgar Ende. Visionen aus dem Dunkel. Die Gemälde der 20er und 30er Jahre, Bielefeld 1998, p. 178, no. 37 (with illu., no page given).
Axel Hinrich Murken, Edgar Ende 1901-1965. Der Träume Allmacht, Herzogenrath 2009, p. 110 (no illu.).
1901 - 1965
Der Ausbruch. 1933.
Oil on canvas.
Murken 71. Signed and dated in lower right. 70.5 x 91 cm (27.7 x 35.8 in).
[AM].
• Edgar Ende is one of the most important German surrealists.
• In 1933, a year that would lead to dramatic consequences for Ende's artistic activity, he created works like "Der Ausbruch", which show disastrous scenes.
• Renowned artist family: Ende's relationship with his son, the world-famous writer Michael Ende, was characterized by mutual inspiration.
• His paintings from the 1930s are among the most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
We are grateful to Axel Hinrich Murken for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection (acquired in the USA in the 1930s).
Private collection Austria (since 2004, Artcurial).
EXHIBITION: Edgar Ende, Theobald Galleries, Chicago, June 1938.
LITERATURE: Jörg Krichbaum (ed.), Edgar Ende 1901-1965. Gemälde, Gouachen und Zeichnungen, Stuttgart/Vienna 1987 (illu. p. 60).
Sotheby's, London, Auction of Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, June 28, 1989, lot 168.
Artcurial, Auction Art Moderne Abstrait et Contemporain, April 27, 2004, lot 181.
Volker Kinnius (ed.), Edgar Ende. Visionen aus dem Dunkel. Die Gemälde der 20er und 30er Jahre, Bielefeld 1998, p. 178, no. 37 (with illu., no page given).
Axel Hinrich Murken, Edgar Ende 1901-1965. Der Träume Allmacht, Herzogenrath 2009, p. 110 (no illu.).
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