Sale: 400 / Modern Art, Dec. 08. 2012 in Munich Lot 8

 

8
Max Liebermann
Abendliche Straßenszene in einer Stadt bei Regen, 1919.
Charcoal
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400

(incl. surcharge)
Abendliche Straßenszene in einer Stadt bei Regen. Um 1919.
Charcoal and Indi ink, starong wash and white-heightened.
Signed lower left. On delicate Japon. 33,7 x 23,7 cm (13,2 x 9,3 in), the full sheet.
This is a rare nocturnal street scene by Liebermann, the motif is extremely rare in the artist's oeuvre.

Accompanied by a written expertise issued by Drs. Margreet Nouwen, Max Liebermann-Archive, Berlin, dated 2 January, 2012.

PROVENANCE: Arthur Wagner, owner of art shop Emil Richter, Dresden (acquired from artist in the 1920s).
Private collection Germany (until 1946/47).
Private collection Rhineland.

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8
Max Liebermann
Abendliche Straßenszene in einer Stadt bei Regen, 1919.
Charcoal
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 30,000 / $ 32,400

(incl. surcharge)