Lot 518
  • 518

Alfred Kubin

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alfred Kubin
  • Der Mensch (The man)
  • signed Kubin (lower right)
  • pen and ink and pencil on paper
  • 36.5 by 31.7cm., 14 3/8 by 12 1/2 in.

Provenance

Sale: Galerie & Auktionhaus Wolfdietrich Hassfurther, 27th November 2008, lot 13
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Executed on cream rag paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount at the top two corners. The right edge is deckled. There is some minor foxing in places, mostly to the lower part of the work. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
"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."

Catalogue Note

A very similar work by Kubin, Der Mensch is in the permanent collection of the Leopold Museum, Vienna. 


Poem written by poet and philosopher, Ernst Jünger, inspired by the present work:

Traum, hirndurchglüht, wird Vision, Krystall, Urfrage Sein zu Wahnsin, Katarakt: Aufrechter Mensch, geschleudert in das All, Orkan im Haar, bleich, einsam, nackt.

Ausschnitt endloser Kurve dämmert Welt, Absturz in Dunkel, transzendenter Schwung, Aufschrei das Leben, jäh aus Nichts geschnellt, Ein Rampenlicht zu irrem Zirkussprung.

Ernst Jünger. 1921