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Bildnis Paul Westheim
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HERMANN MAX PECHSTEIN (1881-1955)
Bildnis Paul Westheim
signed and dated 'HMPechstein 1928' (lower right); inscribed 'Palaumänner I' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 1⁄2 x 19 5⁄8 in. (64.8 x 49.9 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Bildnis Paul Westheim
signed and dated 'HMPechstein 1928' (lower right); inscribed 'Palaumänner I' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 1⁄2 x 19 5⁄8 in. (64.8 x 49.9 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Provenance
Paul Westheim, Berlin, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Dr. Charlotte Weidler, Berlin & New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1978.
Dr. Charlotte Weidler, Berlin & New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, circa 1978.
Literature
A. Soika, Max Pechstein: Das Werkverzeichnis der Ölgemälde,vol. II, 1919-1954, Munich, 2011, no. 1928-32, p. 398 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Berlin, Kunsthaus, Frühjahrs-Ausstellung, May - June 1928, no. 186, p. 15.
Königsberg, Kunsthalle am Wrangelturm, 60. Kunstausstellung des Kunstvereins Königsberg e.V., May - June 1929, no. 203, p. 11.
Königsberg, Kunsthalle am Wrangelturm, 60. Kunstausstellung des Kunstvereins Königsberg e.V., May - June 1929, no. 203, p. 11.
Special Notice
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Further Details
This lot was subject to an ownership claim asserted by an heir to a past owner of the lot. The New York courts denied this claim and ruled in favor of the current owner. Accordingly, title will pass to the successful bidder.
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