ID 717797
Lot 488 | WALTER DEXEL (1890-1973)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
Lokomotive von Vorne
signed and dated 'W DEXEL 22' (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed 'WALTER DEXEL 22 LOKOMOTIVE VON VORNE' (on the reverse)
oil on burlap; in the artist's original frame
18 1⁄4 x 13 in. (47 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1922
A collection’s many journeys
The works in this family collection were carefully brought together by a passionate collector and enthusiast of the arts over a period of almost thirty years, starting in the early 1960s. Works were bought after much consideration from a few trusted gallerists, occasionally at auction, or, wherever possible, from the artists themselves. Treasures that artists including Hannah Hoch and Walter Dexel had hidden during the Second World War were finally purchased with a combination of money and charm after much discussion of their respective merits. Emerging artists including Richard Oelze and Friedensreich Hundertwasser were supported with, for example, the occasional purchase of a work. The collector would drive through the night across Germany and Switzerland to visit artist friends, attend museum openings or view auction previews. Each new purchase was shown to the family and explained and discussed before finding its place on the walls of the family home. This was not investment, this was a ceaseless passion. The collection was to be enjoyed, on the walls of the family home, and also by the general public – no museum loan request was declined and as the reputation of the rarities in this private collection grew, more museum loan requests would follow. There was a constant stream of shippers arriving at the door collecting loans for museums across Germany and the United States. The collection’s journey has continued for another thirty years in the hands of the collector’s family after his passing. Some of the masterpieces in the collection found their way to prestigious museum collections and others are now being sold, so that they can continue on the next phase of their journey.
Provenance
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, by 1938.
Private collection, North Germany, by 1962.
Literature
W. Hofmann, Der Maler Walter Dexel, Kunst und Uwelt, vol. IV, Starnberg, 1972, no. 33, p. 15 (illustrated).
W. Vitt (ed.), Hommage à Dexel. Beiträge zum 90. Geburtstag des Künstlers, Starnberg, 1980, p. 15.
R. Wöbkemeier, Walter Dexel 1890-1973, Werkverzeichnis: Gemälde, Hinterglasbilder, Gouachen, Aquarelle, Collagen, Ölstudien, Entwürfe zu Bühnenbildern, Heidelberg, 1995, no. 181, p. 198 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Braunschweig, Städtisches Museum, Walter Dexel: Gemälde, Hinterglasbilder, Aquarelle, Collage, 1912 bis 1932, Feburary - March 1962, no. 50 (dated '1923').
Hanover, Kunstverein Hannover, Die 20er Jahre in Hannover, Bildende, Kunst, Literatur, Theater, Tanz, Architektur, 1916-1933, August - September 1962, no. J.12, p. 215 (illustrated; dated '1923').
Duisburg, Lehmbruck-Museum, Industrie und Technik in der deutschen Malerei, May - July 1969, no. 174, p. 157 (illustrated).
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Walter Dexel, January - March 1974, no. 220, pp. 10 & 55 (illustrated).
Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Walter Dexel, May - July 1979, no. 59, p. 170; this exhibition later travelled to Ulm, Ulmer Museum, August - September 1979.
Berlin, Kunstamt Wedding, Walter Dexel, zum 10. Todestag, Ölbilder - Köpfe, September - October 1983, no. 50.
Bremen, Kunsthalle, Walter Dexel, Bild Zeichen Raum, November 1990 - January 1991, no. 27, pp. 175 (illustrated p. 101); this exhibition later travelled to Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum, February - March 1991; Berlin, Bauhaus-Archiv, April - June 1991; Wolfsburg, Kunstverein, June - July 1991; Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein, August - September 1999.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
| Artist: | Walter Dexel (1890 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Artist: | Walter Dexel (1890 - 1973) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
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