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Franz Marc
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Franz Marc
- Abstraktes Aquarell I (Abstract watercolour I)
- dated 09_1914/3 (lower left) and inscribed Nachlass Franz Marc bestätigt Maria Marc (lower right)
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 16.7 by 22cm., 6½ by 8¾in.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich
Mr & Mrs Henry M. Reed, New Jersey (acquired in 1979; sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 182)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Galerie Otto Stangl, Munich
Mr & Mrs Henry M. Reed, New Jersey (acquired in 1979; sale: Christie's, New York, 14th November 1996, lot 182)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Hannover, Kestner Gesellschaft, Franz Marc Gedächtnis-Ausstellung, 1936, no. 104
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Franz Marc Gedächtnis-Ausstellung, 1936, no. 57
Munich, Galerie Otto Stangl, Franz Marc, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1949-50, no. 66
New York, Hutton-Hutschnecker Gallery, Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke, Drawings and Watercolors, 1969, no. 101, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Brücke-Museum; Essen, Museum Folkwang & Tübingen, Kunsthalle, Franz Marc, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, 1989-90, no. 174
Emden, Kunsthalle Emden, Franz Marc, 1994, no. 79, illustrated in the catalogue (erroneously titled Abstraktes Aquarell II)
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau Munich, Franz Marc. The Retrospective, 2005-06, no. 234, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Franz Marc Gedächtnis-Ausstellung, 1936, no. 57
Munich, Galerie Otto Stangl, Franz Marc, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, 1949-50, no. 66
New York, Hutton-Hutschnecker Gallery, Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke, Drawings and Watercolors, 1969, no. 101, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Brücke-Museum; Essen, Museum Folkwang & Tübingen, Kunsthalle, Franz Marc, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, 1989-90, no. 174
Emden, Kunsthalle Emden, Franz Marc, 1994, no. 79, illustrated in the catalogue (erroneously titled Abstraktes Aquarell II)
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau Munich, Franz Marc. The Retrospective, 2005-06, no. 234, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Franz Marc, Skizzenbuch XXX, p. 21
Alois J Schardt, Franz Marc, Berlin, 1936, no.II-1914-4
Klaus Lankheit, Franz Marc, Katalog der Werke, Cologne, 1970, no. 659, illustrated p. 210 (erroneously titled Abstraktes Aquarell II)
Frederick S. Levine, The Apocalyptic Vision: The Art of Franz Marc as German Expressionism, New York, 1979, illustrated p. 149
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 410
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 410
Alois J Schardt, Franz Marc, Berlin, 1936, no.II-1914-4
Klaus Lankheit, Franz Marc, Katalog der Werke, Cologne, 1970, no. 659, illustrated p. 210 (erroneously titled Abstraktes Aquarell II)
Frederick S. Levine, The Apocalyptic Vision: The Art of Franz Marc as German Expressionism, New York, 1979, illustrated p. 149
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection (exhibition catalogue), Venice, 1999, illustrated p. 410
Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski (exhibition catalogue), Berlin, 1999, illustrated p. 410
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, attached to the mount intermittently along all four edges, and floating in the overmount. The top edge is slightly unevenly cut and the left and lower edges are deckled. The sheet is time-stained. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition.
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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."