ID 1362981
Lot 190 | HUGO HÖPPENER (FIDUS) (1868-1948)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Die Erde (The Earth)
signed and dated 'Fidus.-93' (lower right); with collector's mark in violet 'EUGEN LUCIUS SCHÖNSTADT/ NO. 30' (on the reverse)
pencil, ink, wash and watercolour on paper
19½ x 13¼ in. (49.5 x 33.5 cm.)
Executed in 1893.
Provenance
Formerly Collection of Dr. Eugen Lucius, Frankfurt a.M/ Schonstadt (between 1893-1903), acquired directly from the artist, thence by decent their sale; Grisebach, Berlin, 27 November 2013, lot 201, where acquired by the late Barry Humphries.
Literature
J. Frecot et. al., Fidus 1868–1948. Zur ästhetischen Praxis bürgerlicher Fluchtbewegungen, Munich, 1972, p. 316.
| Artist: | Hugo Höppener (Fidus, 1868 - 1948) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Art style: | Symbolism |
| Genre: | Nude art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Hugo Höppener (Fidus, 1868 - 1948) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Art style: | Symbolism |
| Genre: | Nude art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
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