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Ferdinand Hodler
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 CHF
bidding is closed
Description
- Ferdinand Hodler
- Die Tanzende (Allégresse)
- Bleistift und Öl auf Leinwand
- 48.5 x 33 cm
Entstanden um 1911.
Provenance
Privatbesitz, Schweiz
Exhibited
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Hodler Gedächtnisausstellung, 1921, Nr. 540
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Hodler Gedächtnisausstellung, 1938, Nr.156
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Hodler Gedächtnisausstellung, 1938, Nr.156
Condition
Not relined.
Paint loss in lower, right corner. Scattered, minuscule brownish spots. Mild surface cleaning recommended sometime or other. To the right of the dancer's right leg minor paint loss.
Original condition, no retouchings visible under uv.light.
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."
"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
Unsere Tanzende von 1911 besticht durch ihre spannungsvolle Haltung und spielerische Gestik eingebettet in einen imaginären Raum definiert durch Flächen und Linien. Hodlers Tänzerin symbolisiert die Empfindung der Ergriffenheit vor der Natur. Ausgangspunkt für die Gestaltung war die Beobachtung von weiblichen Modellen. Seit 1910 war der Bewegungsrhythmus ein Hauptthema im Schaffen Hodlers. Ausgereifte Gemälde zum Thema "Bewegung“ sind "Das entzückte Weib" und "Fröhliches Weib", beide 1911 gemalt. Das Motiv des Tanzes und der Bewegungen liess Hodler bis zu seinem Tode 1918 nicht mehr los. In der Entwicklung der Kunst von der Nachahmung der Wirklichkeit zu den rhythmisch empfundenen Wirklichkeiten mit expressiv gemalten Figurendarstellungen liegt ein wesentlicher Beitrag Hodlers zur Moderne.