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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
OSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943)
Rückenakt und vier Köpfe
Details
OSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943)
Rückenakt und vier Köpfe
signed, stencilled with initials, dated and inscribed ‘O.S. B. „Rückenakt und 4 Köpfe“ August 1930 OSK Schlemmer’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 22 3⁄8 in. (80 x 57 cm.)
Painted in 1930 and 1936
Rückenakt und vier Köpfe
signed, stencilled with initials, dated and inscribed ‘O.S. B. „Rückenakt und 4 Köpfe“ August 1930 OSK Schlemmer’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 ½ x 22 3⁄8 in. (80 x 57 cm.)
Painted in 1930 and 1936
Provenance
The artist’s estate.
Roman Norbert Ketterer, Campione, by whom acquired from the above on 23 April 1970.
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 16 October 1972.
Roman Norbert Ketterer, Campione, by whom acquired from the above on 23 April 1970.
Acquired from the above by the late owner on 16 October 1972.
Literature
H. Hildebrandt, Oskar Schlemmer, Munich, 1952, no. 183, p. 137 (dated ‘1930’; incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera on canvas').
K. von Maur, Oskar Schlemmer, Oeuvrekatalog der Gemälde, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Plastiken, Munich, 1979, no. G. 220, pp. 92-93 (illustrated p. 93).
K. von Maur, Oskar Schlemmer, Oeuvrekatalog der Gemälde, Aquarelle, Pastelle und Plastiken, Munich, 1979, no. G. 220, pp. 92-93 (illustrated p. 93).
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Oskar Schlemmer, January 1931, no. 49 (exhibited hors catalogue).
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Ausstellung Emil Nolde – Jules Pascin – Oskar Schlemmer, May - June 1931, no. 106, p. 15.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Malerei und Plastik in Deutschland (Deutsche Kunst im Olympiajahr), July - September 1936 (exhibited hors catalogue).
Munich, Galerie Günther Franke, Oskar Schlemmer Gedächtnis-ausstellung, May - June 1947, no. 21 (titled 'Rückenakt' and dated '1930').
Frankfurt, Kunstverein, Oskar Schlemmer, Gedächtnisausstellung, May - June 1949, no. 11 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera'); this exhibition later travelled to Kassel, Studio der Hessischen Sezession, July 1949, Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, December 1949 - January 1950, Mannheim Galerie Rudolf Probst, Mannheim Schloß, April 1950.
Cologne, Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Oskar Schlemmer Sonderausstellung, September - October 1952, no. 23.
Stuttgart, Kunstverein, Oskar Schlemmer, Gedächtnisausstellung zum 10 jährigen Todestag, Württembergischer, May - July 1953, no. 91 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera').
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Quadriennale Nazionale d’Arte di Roma, Arte Tedesca dal 1905 ad oggi, 1957, no. 80; this exhibition later travelled to Rome, Palazzo della Esposizione, December 1957 - January 1958, Milan, Palazzo della Permanente, February - March 1958.
Mannheim, Galerie Inge Ahlers, Oskar Schlemmer, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Grafik, April - May 1957, no. 3.
Bern, Kunsthalle, Oskar Schlemmer, June - July 1959, no. 59 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera').
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Oskar Schlemmer, September - October 1963, no. 43, p. 27 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera on canvas').
New York, Spencer A. Samuels & Co., Oskar Schlemmer, October - November 1969, no. 17, p. 29 (illustrated p. 68).
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Ausstellung Emil Nolde – Jules Pascin – Oskar Schlemmer, May - June 1931, no. 106, p. 15.
Hamburg, Kunstverein, Malerei und Plastik in Deutschland (Deutsche Kunst im Olympiajahr), July - September 1936 (exhibited hors catalogue).
Munich, Galerie Günther Franke, Oskar Schlemmer Gedächtnis-ausstellung, May - June 1947, no. 21 (titled 'Rückenakt' and dated '1930').
Frankfurt, Kunstverein, Oskar Schlemmer, Gedächtnisausstellung, May - June 1949, no. 11 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera'); this exhibition later travelled to Kassel, Studio der Hessischen Sezession, July 1949, Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, December 1949 - January 1950, Mannheim Galerie Rudolf Probst, Mannheim Schloß, April 1950.
Cologne, Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Oskar Schlemmer Sonderausstellung, September - October 1952, no. 23.
Stuttgart, Kunstverein, Oskar Schlemmer, Gedächtnisausstellung zum 10 jährigen Todestag, Württembergischer, May - July 1953, no. 91 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera').
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Quadriennale Nazionale d’Arte di Roma, Arte Tedesca dal 1905 ad oggi, 1957, no. 80; this exhibition later travelled to Rome, Palazzo della Esposizione, December 1957 - January 1958, Milan, Palazzo della Permanente, February - March 1958.
Mannheim, Galerie Inge Ahlers, Oskar Schlemmer, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Grafik, April - May 1957, no. 3.
Bern, Kunsthalle, Oskar Schlemmer, June - July 1959, no. 59 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera').
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Oskar Schlemmer, September - October 1963, no. 43, p. 27 (dated '1930' and incorrectly catalogued as 'oil and tempera on canvas').
New York, Spencer A. Samuels & Co., Oskar Schlemmer, October - November 1969, no. 17, p. 29 (illustrated p. 68).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the correct cataloguing for this work is:
signed, stencilled with initials, dated and inscribed ‘O.S. B. „Rückenakt und 4 Köpfe“ August 1930 OSK Schlemmer’ (on the reverse)
signed, stencilled with initials, dated and inscribed ‘O.S. B. „Rückenakt und 4 Köpfe“ August 1930 OSK Schlemmer’ (on the reverse)
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