Sale: 533 / Modern Art Day Sale and Gerlinger Collection, Dec. 10. 2022 in Munich Lot 442

 

442
Gabriele Münter
Haus am Hügel, 1906/07.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 64,800
Sold:
€ 75,000 / $ 81,000

(incl. surcharge)
Haus am Hügel. 1906/07.
Oil on canvas.
Verso of the canvas with the estate stamp and a label, partly stamped, partly hand-inscribed "L 606". 16.5 x 21.7 cm (6.4 x 8.5 in).

• Characteristic early Münter work in spatula technique.
• The small oil sketches from her Phalanx days are considered key milestones in Münter's work.
• Early works by Münters and Kandinsky from the years 1902-1908 were recently honored by the Lenbachhaus Munich in an exhibition titled "Unter Freiem Himmel. Unterwegs mit Wassily Kandinsky und Gabriele Münter"
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Accompanied by a written confirmation from the Gabriele Münter- and Johannes Eichner Foundation, Munich, dated August 29, 2019. The painting will be included into the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Gabriele Münter's paintings.

PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Gabrieele Münter- and Johannes Eichner-Foundation, Munich (1966-1974)
Art dealer Franz Resch, Gauting (1974)
Private collection Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1974)
Private collection Saarland.

EXHIBITION: Schöne Aussichten. Der Blaue Reiter und der Impressionismus. Franz Marc Museum , Kochel am See, March 22 - July 19, 2015, cat. no. 26 with color illu.

LITERATURE: Angela Lampe, Die Pariser Prüfung - Kandinskys und Münters Jahr in Frankreich. In: Cathrin Klingsöhr-Leroy (ed.), Schöne Aussichten, Der Blaue Reiter und der Impressionismus, Kochel, 2015, p. 39.

In 1901 Gabriele Münter came to Munich to study art – an uncommon decision for women at the time. Since women were not admitted to the art academy, she studied at private academies, among them the school of the artist group "Phalanx", where she met Kandinsky. Münter traveled together with Kandinsky, who at that point was still married. At the end of May 1906, the two finally set out for Paris, where Münter immersed herself in the vibrant artist scene and experienced great liberation and encouragement, also as a female artist. The work "Häuser am Hügel“ (Houses on the Hill) was created during a stay in 1906/07. Gabriele Münter rented a room in the Montparnasse district while Kandinsky stayed in the suburb Sèvres. Gabriele Münter also found her motifs here; the city of Paris as a motif did not interest her much, instead Münter found inspiration in the quiet suburb with its villas and gardens. The artistic influence of Impressionism can still be found in the small works from this period, especially in "Häuser am Hügel", with the densely applied colors of the trees: green, ocher, blue and rose are very close. The power of light and color take center stage. The small oil sketches she created there are deservedly regarded as milestones on her way to the liberation of painterly means. [EH]



442
Gabriele Münter
Haus am Hügel, 1906/07.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 64,800
Sold:
€ 75,000 / $ 81,000

(incl. surcharge)