ID 1164151 
Lot 238  | HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000 
Maske und Mohn
signed with initials and dated 'H. H. 1935-40' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed 'Höch Maske u. Mohn 1935-40' (on the reverse)
gouache and watercolour on paper
24 ¾ x 18 ½ in. (62.8 x 47 cm.)
Executed circa 1935-1940
Provenance
The artist's estate, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
E. Maurer, Hannah Höch: jenseits fester Grenzen, das malerische Werk bis 1945, Berlin, 1995, no. 53, p. 139 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Gelsenkirchen, Städtisches Museum, Hannah Höch, Ein Leben mit der Pflanze, May - June 1978, no. 36, p. 8 (illustrated p. 22; titled 'Mohn').
Apolda, Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde, Hannah Höch: FloraVitalis, July - September 2017, no. K69, pp. 88 & 144 (illustrated p. 88).
Further details
Dr. Ralf Burmeister has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Hannah Höch (1889 - 1978) | 
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| Applied technique: | Watercolor on paper | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings | 
| Artist: | Hannah Höch (1889 - 1978) | 
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| Applied technique: | Watercolor on paper | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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