Sale: 368 / Modern Art, June 12. 2010 in Munich Lot 71

 
Albert Bloch - Ultimate Night


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Albert Bloch
Ultimate Night, 1940.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,000
Sold:
€ 19,520 / $ 21,081

(incl. surcharge)

Oil on canvas, laid on hardfibre board
Monogrammed in lower left of image. Monogrammed, dated, titled, inscribed "Lawrence" as well as "II '40-41 Oct.-Nov." on verso. 92 x 101,5 cm (36,2 x 39,9 in)
With an adhesive label on verso, with inscription "PRIMED Apr. 7 '40".

We are grateful to Mrs. Anna Bloch for kindly providing us with information.

PROVENANCE: Private collection USA.

This impressive painting was made in a period during which Albert Bloch took on themes from the bible and the emotional state of fear. The earthen tones, emphasized by a cold blue, as well as the repeated horizontal lines, enhance the artist’s visions. The animal world seems to have outlived a type of human that has lost all humane qualities. The topic arose in the context of World War II, which particularly affected Germany, where the artist had lived and was active for more than ten years. [GD].




71
Albert Bloch
Ultimate Night, 1940.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 25,000 / $ 27,000
Sold:
€ 19,520 / $ 21,081

(incl. surcharge)