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Gabriele Münter
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Gabriele Münter
- Strasse nach Belle-Vue (Street to Belle-Vue)
- signed with the artist's monogram (lower right); signed G. Münter, titled and stamped with the Galerie Münter Nachlass mark on the reverse
- oil on canvasboard
- 21.9 by 16.1cm., 8 5/8 by 6 3/8 in. (visible)
Provenance
Rensch Gauting Collection, Munich
Private Collection, Germany
55. Kunst-Messe, Munich
Galerie Schwarzer, Düsseldorf
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2010
Private Collection, Germany
55. Kunst-Messe, Munich
Galerie Schwarzer, Düsseldorf
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2010
Condition
The board is stable and there do not appear to be any signs of retouching visible under UV light. There is a lovely rich impasto and this work appears to be in overall very good condition.
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"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."
Catalogue Note
Strasse nach Belle-Vue is, in its quick and spontaneous depiction of the landscape by use of small, short brush strokes, is stylistical evidence for the close relationship between Gabriele Münter and Wassily Kandinsky.
The two artists met when Münter became Kandinsky’s student at the Phalanx Art School in Munich, which Kandinsky co-founded in 1901 to fund exhibitions and art classes. It was under Kandinsky’s supervision that Münter learned the rudiments of painting techniques and critical use of colour.
From 1904 Münter and Kandinsky spent many years travelling through Europe before discovering the picturesque setting of the small town Murnau; it is here that Münter, inspired by the vastness and depth of the landscape and the alpine peaks, was to develop her mature style of painting.