Sale: 502 / Modern Art II, July 18. 2020 in Munich Lot 303

 

303
Gabriele Münter
Büsche am Ufer, Kallmünz, 1903.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 38,750 / $ 41,850

(incl. surcharge)
Büsche am Ufer, Kallmünz. 1903.
Oil on canvas.
Verso of the canvas with the estate stamp and a label with the partly hand-written and partly stamped number "L 624". 9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.4 in).

• The small sketches in oil are considered milestones in Münter‘s work
• Early usage of an expressive coloring
• In Kallmünz Münter got engaged with Kandinsky who was still married at that time
.

Accompanied by a written confirmation of authenticity issued by the Gabriele Münter- and Johannes Eichner-Foundation on Oktober 22, 2013 (in copy). The painting will be included into the catalog raisonné of Gabriele Münter's paintings.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Art trade Franz Resch, Gauting.
Art trade Sabine Helms, Munich.
Private collection Munich.

EXHIBITION: Gabriele Münter und ihre Zeit. Galerie Neher, Essen, November 18 - December 18, 1990, here titled "Büsche am Ufer (Kallmünz)" (with color illu. on p. 13).
Schöne Aussichten. Der Blaue Reiter und der Impressionismus. Franz Marc Museum, Kochel March 22 - July 29, 2015, p. 195, here titled "Kleine Seelandschaft" (with color illu. on p. 82).




303
Gabriele Münter
Büsche am Ufer, Kallmünz, 1903.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 21,600
Sold:
€ 38,750 / $ 41,850

(incl. surcharge)