Sale: 466 / Modern Art II, June 07. 2018 in Munich Lot 11

 

11
Edvard Munch
Der Leichenwagen. Potsdamer Platz, 1902.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,400
Sold:
€ 8,125 / $ 8,775

(incl. surcharge)
Der Leichenwagen. Potsdamer Platz. 1902.
Drypoint and aquatint.
Schiefler 156 II (of II). Woll 178 III (of III). Signed and inscribed "avant lettre". Also inscribed by Otto Felsing. On light, creme wove board. 23.8 x 29.8 cm (9.3 x 11.7 in). Sheet: 34,4 x 47,5 cm ( 13,5 x 18,7 in).
Printed by Otto Felsing, Berlin. [JS].
Impressive sheet, both in terms of motif and technique, in which the artist skilfully merges different aspects of life from birth to death in just one everyday scene.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Great Britain.




11
Edvard Munch
Der Leichenwagen. Potsdamer Platz, 1902.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,400
Sold:
€ 8,125 / $ 8,775

(incl. surcharge)