Sale: 551 / Collection Hermann Gerlinger: woodcuts, June 10. 2023 in Munich Lot 506

 

506
Hermann Max Pechstein
Am Ende, 1906.
Woodcut, toned in gray, laid on a backing board
Estimate:
€ 3,000 / $ 3,240
Sold:
€ 4,572 / $ 4,937

(incl. surcharge)
Am Ende. 1906.
Woodcut, toned in gray, laid on a backing board.
Krüger H 43 II (of III). Signed, dated and titled on the reverse. On Japon. 18.8 x 23.6 cm (7.4 x 9.2 in), size of sheet. Backing board: 23,1 x 28,5 cm (9,1 x 11,2 in).
[AM].
• Extremely rare, particularly early woodcut by the important expressionist.
• Art-historically relevant year of origin: In 1906 Pechstein joined the artist group "Brücke“.
• To date only one copy of this expressive woodcut was offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com)
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PROVENANCE: Barbara Wentzel, Stuttgart (inherited from Prof. Dr. Hans Wentzel, presumably in 1975).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 1984, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 240, SHG no. 341 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 382, SHG no. 843 (with illu.).
" I started my long journey into woodcut making in 1906: [..] the dreamful composition 'Am Ende‘ (mit einem Krieger, der ein Schwert schwingt, und einer weiblichen Figur, die sich niederbeugt).“
Max Pechstein, Erinnerungen, Stuttgart 1993, p 23.




506
Hermann Max Pechstein
Am Ende, 1906.
Woodcut, toned in gray, laid on a backing board
Estimate:
€ 3,000 / $ 3,240
Sold:
€ 4,572 / $ 4,937

(incl. surcharge)