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Christian Schad
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Christian Schad
- Baphomet
- signed Schad and dated 50 (lower left)
- tempera and silver pen on paper
- 49 by 31.9cm., 19 1/4 by 12 1/2 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 28th November 2009, lot 7311
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 28th November 2009, lot 7311
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Braunschweig, Städtisches Museum Braunschweig; Hildesheim, Roemer-Pelizaeus-Musuem & Remscheid, Städtisches Kulturamt, Christian Schad, Bilder und Blätter, 1960-61, no. 150
Aschaffenburg, Galerie der Stadt Aschaffenburg, Christian Schad, Die späten Jahre 1942-1982, 1994, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue
Passau, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Wörlen; Wilhelmshafen, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshafen, Christian Schad: die Späten Jahre 1942-1982, 1994-95
Hamburg, Ernst Barlach Museum, Christian Schad. Werkschau, 1999
Berlin, Haus am Waldsee & Leipzig, Museum der bildenden Künste, Christian Schad. Vom Expressionismus zum magischen Realismus, 1999-2000
Erfurt, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Christian Schad. Die Magie des Realen, 2000-01
Wolfsburg, Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Christian Schad. Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Graphiken und Schadographien, 2001
Aschaffenburg, Galerie der Stadt Aschaffenburg, Christian Schad, Die späten Jahre 1942-1982, 1994, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue
Passau, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Wörlen; Wilhelmshafen, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshafen, Christian Schad: die Späten Jahre 1942-1982, 1994-95
Hamburg, Ernst Barlach Museum, Christian Schad. Werkschau, 1999
Berlin, Haus am Waldsee & Leipzig, Museum der bildenden Künste, Christian Schad. Vom Expressionismus zum magischen Realismus, 1999-2000
Erfurt, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Christian Schad. Die Magie des Realen, 2000-01
Wolfsburg, Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Christian Schad. Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Graphiken und Schadographien, 2001
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on thin card and affixed intermittently to the mount along the edges. There is some minor discolouration visible along the upper, left and right edges due to a previous mounting. There is a very small loss to the paper surface at the lower right corner. This work is in overall very 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."
Catalogue Note
A German painter, Christian Schad is best known for his experimental photograms known as ‘schadographs’. He was closely associated with Dada and the New Objectivity movement, however, because his work appeared superficially neo-classical, Schad's art was not condemned by the Nazis in the same way as the work of Otto Dix, George Grosz, Max Beckmann, and other artists of the New Objectivity movement. Later in his career, Schad's interest in Eastern philosophy corresponded with a move towards a Magic Realist style, exemplified by the present work.
Baphomet is an imagined pagan deity revived in the 19th Century as a figure of occultism and Satanism. Since 1856, the name Baphomet has been generally associated with a 'Sabbatic Goat' image drawn by the French Occultist and author Eliphas Levi (fig. 1) which contains binary elements representing the 'sum total of the universe' (e.g. male and female, good and evil, etc.). The figure that is depicted here by Schad combines good and evil, man and demon, man and woman, man and animal, and also includes elements of alchemy.
Baphomet is an imagined pagan deity revived in the 19th Century as a figure of occultism and Satanism. Since 1856, the name Baphomet has been generally associated with a 'Sabbatic Goat' image drawn by the French Occultist and author Eliphas Levi (fig. 1) which contains binary elements representing the 'sum total of the universe' (e.g. male and female, good and evil, etc.). The figure that is depicted here by Schad combines good and evil, man and demon, man and woman, man and animal, and also includes elements of alchemy.