Kind. 1924.
Gouache and pen.
Skiebe A 37. Bottom left monogrammed and dated. On yellowish wove paper. 48.3 x 35.2 cm (19 x 13.8 in), size of sheet.
[AM].
• Strictly geometrically arranged figure in striking colors.
• The watercolor served Ring as preliminary study for the lost oil painting "Groteske Familie" from 1926.
• Between 1916 and 1929 Thomas Ring was represented at Herwarth Walden gallery "Der Sturm".
• The gaudy compositions from the 1920s are among the artist's most sought-after works on the international auction market.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (1983).
Galerie Nikolaus Fischer, Frankfurt a. Main.
Private collection Hesse (acquired from the above around 2003).

EXHIBITION: Galerie Nikolaus Fischer, Frankfurt a. Main, spring of 2001.