Lot 158
Frame image
Raumbeispiel
158
Albert Weisgerber
Weiblicher Akt auf rotem Divan, 1914.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 22,600 - 33,900
Weiblicher Akt auf rotem Divan. 1914.
Oil on canvas.
Handwritten inscription “Grete Weisgerber” on the reverse of the canvas, with an illegible stamp, and handwritten date and title on a label on the stretcher. 78.5 x 122 cm (30.9 x 48 in). [AW].
• Between Impressionism and Expressionism, Weisgerber is an important and deservedly rediscovered figure in Modern Art.
• As early as 1906, the Neue Pinakothek in Munich and the Städtische Galerie in Frankfurt am Main purchased his works.
• In 1912, he had exhibitions at Paul Cassirer in Berlin, the Kunsthaus Zurich, and the Sonderbundausstellung in Cologne.
• In 1913, Weisgerber was a founding member and president of the “Neue Münchner Secession” (New Munich Secession), which also included Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, and Alexander Kanoldt.
• The atmospheric nude was exhibited at the XIII Biennale in Venice in 1922.
We are grateful to Mr. Erwin Rehn, Nauroth, for his kind support in cataloging this lot. The work will be included in the new edition of the catalog raisooné that is currently in preparation.
PROVENANCE: Margarete Weisgerber Collection.
Martha Reuther Estate, Heidelberg.
Private collection, Mannheim (1925).
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (from 1998).
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2003).
EXHIBITION: Memorial exhibition, Neue Münchner Secession, Munich, April 22 to end of May 1916, cat. no. 102.
XIII Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della città di Venezia, Venice, April 15 to October 31, 1922 (exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1925, cat. no. 439.
LITERATURE: Wilhelm Weber, Albert Weisgerber. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik), Heidelberg/Berlin 1962, catalogue raisonné no. 354.
Saskia Ishikawa-Franke, Albert Weisgerber. Life and Work. Paintings, Saarbrücken 1978, catalogue raisonné no. 449.
-
Margarete Weisgerber, estate album, note “July 16. Reuther, Mannheim,” 1916.
Wilhelm Hausenstein, Albert Weisgerber, Munich 1918, p. 115 (as “Nackte Frau in den Kissen”, illustrated in black-and-white).
Stuttgarter Kunstauktionshaus Dr. Fritz Nagel, Stuttgart, 10th Auction of Modern Art, April 25, 1998, lot 867 (illustrated in color).
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.17 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Handwritten inscription “Grete Weisgerber” on the reverse of the canvas, with an illegible stamp, and handwritten date and title on a label on the stretcher. 78.5 x 122 cm (30.9 x 48 in). [AW].
• Between Impressionism and Expressionism, Weisgerber is an important and deservedly rediscovered figure in Modern Art.
• As early as 1906, the Neue Pinakothek in Munich and the Städtische Galerie in Frankfurt am Main purchased his works.
• In 1912, he had exhibitions at Paul Cassirer in Berlin, the Kunsthaus Zurich, and the Sonderbundausstellung in Cologne.
• In 1913, Weisgerber was a founding member and president of the “Neue Münchner Secession” (New Munich Secession), which also included Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, and Alexander Kanoldt.
• The atmospheric nude was exhibited at the XIII Biennale in Venice in 1922.
We are grateful to Mr. Erwin Rehn, Nauroth, for his kind support in cataloging this lot. The work will be included in the new edition of the catalog raisooné that is currently in preparation.
PROVENANCE: Margarete Weisgerber Collection.
Martha Reuther Estate, Heidelberg.
Private collection, Mannheim (1925).
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (from 1998).
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2003).
EXHIBITION: Memorial exhibition, Neue Münchner Secession, Munich, April 22 to end of May 1916, cat. no. 102.
XIII Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della città di Venezia, Venice, April 15 to October 31, 1922 (exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Kunsthalle Mannheim, 1925, cat. no. 439.
LITERATURE: Wilhelm Weber, Albert Weisgerber. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik), Heidelberg/Berlin 1962, catalogue raisonné no. 354.
Saskia Ishikawa-Franke, Albert Weisgerber. Life and Work. Paintings, Saarbrücken 1978, catalogue raisonné no. 449.
-
Margarete Weisgerber, estate album, note “July 16. Reuther, Mannheim,” 1916.
Wilhelm Hausenstein, Albert Weisgerber, Munich 1918, p. 115 (as “Nackte Frau in den Kissen”, illustrated in black-and-white).
Stuttgarter Kunstauktionshaus Dr. Fritz Nagel, Stuttgart, 10th Auction of Modern Art, April 25, 1998, lot 867 (illustrated in color).
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.17 h +/- 20 min.
158
Albert Weisgerber
Weiblicher Akt auf rotem Divan, 1914.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 22,600 - 33,900
Buyer's premium and taxation for Albert Weisgerber "Weiblicher Akt auf rotem Divan"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Headquarters
Joseph-Wild-Str. 18
81829 Munich
Phone: +49 89 55 244-0
Fax: +49 89 55 244-177
info@kettererkunst.de
Louisa von Saucken / Christoph Calaminus
Holstenwall 5
20355 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 37 49 61-0
Fax: +49 40 37 49 61-66
infohamburg@kettererkunst.de
Dr. Simone Wiechers / Nane Schlage
Fasanenstr. 70
10719 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 88 67 53-63
Fax: +49 30 88 67 56-43
infoberlin@kettererkunst.de
Cordula Lichtenberg
Gertrudenstraße 24-28
50667 Cologne
Phone: +49 221 510 908-15
infokoeln@kettererkunst.de
Hessen
Rhineland-Palatinate
Miriam Heß
Phone: +49 62 21 58 80-038
Fax: +49 62 21 58 80-595
infoheidelberg@kettererkunst.de
We will inform you in time.