ID 1381156
Lot 472 | WALTER DEXEL (1890-1973)
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 90 000
Segelschiff
signed and dated 'W DEXEL 21' (lower left); signed, inscribed and numbered 'Vorsicht Glasbild Walter Dexel 21/6 Segelschiff' (on the reverse of the backing board)
oil on glass in the artist's frame
12 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (31.5 x 27.5 cm.) including the artist's frame
Painted in 1921
Provenance
Private collection, Germany.
Galerie Nierendorf [Florian Karsch], Berlin, by whom acquired from the above circa 1960.
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 11 April 2023.
Literature
R. Wöbkemeier, Walter Dexel, Werkverzeichnis, Gemälde, Hinterglasbilder, Gouachen, Aquarelle, Collagen, Ölstudien, Entwürfe zu Bühnenbildern, Heidelberg, 1995, no. 175, p. 196 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Die zwanziger Jahre (I), Deutsche Kunst von 1914 bis 1923, April - June 1970, no. 40 (illustrated).
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, 75 Jahre Galerie Nierendorf, 1920 Köln - 1995 Berlin, August 1995 - April 1996, no. 18, p. 17 (illustrated).
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, 80 Jahre Galerie Nierendorf, 1920 Köln - Berlin 2000, Achtzig Werke von achtzig Künstlern des zwangisten Jahrhunderts, September 2000 - March 2001, no. 10, p. 12 (illustrated).
Braunschweig, Städtisches Museum, on loan, August 2023 - February 2025.
| Artist: | Walter Dexel (1890 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Walter Dexel (1890 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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