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Abraxas
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Willi Baumeister (1889-1955)
Abraxas
signed and dated 'Baumeister 47' (lower right); dedicated and inscribed 's.h. Heinz 2.5.48.' (lower left)
oil and resin on card laid down on panel
19 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (49.2 x 37.5 cm.)
Executed in 1947
Abraxas
signed and dated 'Baumeister 47' (lower right); dedicated and inscribed 's.h. Heinz 2.5.48.' (lower left)
oil and resin on card laid down on panel
19 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (49.2 x 37.5 cm.)
Executed in 1947
Provenance
Heinz Rasch, Wuppertal, a gift from the artist on 2 May 1948.
Private collection, London, a gift from the above in 1957.
Private collection, London, a gift from the above in 1957.
Literature
W. Grohmann, Willi Baumeister, Life and Work, London, 1964, no. 1133, p. 314 (titled 'Schablone II').
P. Beye & F. Baumeister, Willi Baumeister, Werkkatalog der Gemälde, vol. II, Ostfildern 2002, no. 1541 (illustrated).
P. Beye & F. Baumeister, Willi Baumeister, Werkkatalog der Gemälde, vol. II, Ostfildern 2002, no. 1541 (illustrated).
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.
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