Lot 152
  • 152

Felix Nussbaum

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Felix Nussbaum
  • Les Bateaux
  • signed and dated Alassio 1933
  • gouache and ink on paper laid down on board
  • 37 by 54 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner
Thence by descent

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is more deeper and intense. Condition: There are two tears in the centre of the work; one of approximately 18 cm. and one of approximately 8 cm. (both visible in the catalogue illustration). There are a few pinholes along the extreme edges. The sheet is slightly undulated in the lower part of the work.
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Catalogue Note

In 1932 Nussbaum had received a grant from The German Academy to paint in the Villa Massimo in Rome. After the National Socialists burnt down his studio back in Berlin in December that year, and his grand was revoked in 1933 Nussbaum decided to stay in Italy. During his time there he visits the coastal town of Alassio on the Italian Riviera, where he paints the present lot. A canvas depicting the same scene is part of the collection of the Felix Nussbaum Foundation, and on permanent loan to the Felix Nussbaum Haus in Osnabrück.