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Otto Mueller
Estimate
160,000 - 250,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Otto Müller
- DORFBACH MIT BADENDEN (VILLAGE CREEK WITH BATHERS)
- signed OM (lower right)
distemper on burlap
- 90.4 by 116.2cm., 35 5/8 by 45 3/4 in.
Provenance
Maschka Mueller, Berlin (the artist's wife)
Schlesisches Museum der bildenden Künste, Breslau
E. Kriebel, Berlin
Paffenholz Collection, Wipperfürth (acquired circa 1963)
Sale: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 4th December 2001, lot 39
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Braunschweig, Gesellschaft der Freunde Junger Kunst, 1929, no. 13
New York, Museum of Modern Art, German Painting and Sculpture, 1931, no. 67
Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen & Chemnitz, Schlossberg-Museum, Otto Mueller, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Handzeichnungen, Lithographien, 1947, no. 5
Berlin, Galerie Franz, Otto Mueller zum 75. Geburtstag, 1949, no. 5
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Otto Mueller, 1964, no. 34, illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Deutscher Künstlerbund, 1964, no. 34
Rome, Palazzo Ruspoli, Capolavori della Collezione Thyssen-Bornemisza, Da van Gogh a Klee, 1990-91, no. 76, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Dusseldorf, Galerie Margret Heuser, Kunstwerke aus bedeutenden Privatsammlungen, 1998, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Schwerin, Staatliches Museum Schwerin; Regensburg, Museum Ostdeutsche Galerie & Wroclaw, Nationalmuseum, Künstler der Breslauer Akademie, Von Otto Mueller bis Oskar Schlemmer, 2002-03, no. 76, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung & Essen, Museum Folkwang, Otto Mueller, 2003, no. 123, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
New York, Museum of Modern Art, German Painting and Sculpture, 1931, no. 67
Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen & Chemnitz, Schlossberg-Museum, Otto Mueller, Gemälde, Aquarelle, Handzeichnungen, Lithographien, 1947, no. 5
Berlin, Galerie Franz, Otto Mueller zum 75. Geburtstag, 1949, no. 5
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Otto Mueller, 1964, no. 34, illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Deutscher Künstlerbund, 1964, no. 34
Rome, Palazzo Ruspoli, Capolavori della Collezione Thyssen-Bornemisza, Da van Gogh a Klee, 1990-91, no. 76, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Dusseldorf, Galerie Margret Heuser, Kunstwerke aus bedeutenden Privatsammlungen, 1998, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Schwerin, Staatliches Museum Schwerin; Regensburg, Museum Ostdeutsche Galerie & Wroclaw, Nationalmuseum, Künstler der Breslauer Akademie, Von Otto Mueller bis Oskar Schlemmer, 2002-03, no. 76, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung & Essen, Museum Folkwang, Otto Mueller, 2003, no. 123, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Erich Heckel, Handlist
Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Otto Mueller: Leben und Werk, Feldafing, 1963, no. 62, illustrated p. 131 (dated circa 1926)
Mario-Andreas von Lüttichau & Tanja Pirsig, Otto Mueller, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Essen, 2007, CD-ROM, no. 412, illustrated in colour
Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Otto Mueller: Leben und Werk, Feldafing, 1963, no. 62, illustrated p. 131 (dated circa 1926)
Mario-Andreas von Lüttichau & Tanja Pirsig, Otto Mueller, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Essen, 2007, CD-ROM, no. 412, illustrated in colour
Condition
The canvas is not lined. There are two areas of retouching with associated spots towards the centre of the sky, another 5cm. sq. area of retouching in the roof of the far right house and a few other scattered areas of retouching throughout, all visible under UV light. Apart from some light, stable, craquelure in the sky this work is in good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."