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August Macke
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- August Macke
- Farbenkreis (Colour wheel)
- stamped with the Nachlass mark on the reverse
- pastel on paper
- 9.4 by 11.5cm., 3 3/4 by 4 5/8 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Henry M. Reed, Montclair, New Jersey (sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 177)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Henry M. Reed, Montclair, New Jersey (sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 177)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, August Macke, 1887-1914, 1998, no. 69, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 151, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 157, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 168, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Analogias Musicales. Kandinsky y sus contemporaneos, 2003, no. 149, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Hannover, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Marc, Macke und Delaunay, Die Shönheit einer zerbrechenden Welt (1910-1914), 2009, no. 108, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 151, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 157, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 168, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Analogias Musicales. Kandinsky y sus contemporaneos, 2003, no. 149, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Hannover, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Marc, Macke und Delaunay, Die Shönheit einer zerbrechenden Welt (1910-1914), 2009, no. 108, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Ursula Heiderich, August Macke, Die Skizzenbücher, Stuttgart, 1987, Skizzenbuch Nr. 60, no. p.1f., illustrated p. 1058
Ursula Heiderich, August Macke: Zeichnungen Werkverzeichnis, Stuttgart, 1993, no. 2154, illustrated p. 595
August Macke und die frühe Moderne in Europa (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, 2002, fig. 10, illustrated in colour p. 257
Ursula Heiderich, August Macke: Zeichnungen Werkverzeichnis, Stuttgart, 1993, no. 2154, illustrated p. 595
August Macke und die frühe Moderne in Europa (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, 2002, fig. 10, illustrated in colour p. 257
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at all four corners and floating in the mount. The sheet is taken from a sketchbook, of which perforations are visible along the upper edge. There is a tiny nick towards the lower right edge. This work is in overall very good condition.
Colours: The sheet is slightly warmer and the colours are overall stronger in the original, particularly the blues and pinks.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."