LOT DETAILS

Materials:

pencil on paper

Size Notes:

20.4 by 16.2cm., 8 by 6?in.

Edition:

Executed in Bonn in 1913.

Description:

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Markings:

stamped with the Nachlass stamp on the verso

Condition:

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, and hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge. There is a small crease to the upper left corner of the sheet and and a further small crease to the head of the woman in the upper left quadrant. The sheet undulates slightly in the upper half in keeping with the artist's working methods and materials. There are a few very minor spots of foxing, fly spots and some light surface dirt in places. This work is in overall very good condition. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Exhibited:

Munster, Westflisches Landesmuseum; Bonn, Stdtisches Kunstmuseum & Munich, Stdtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, August Macke, 1986-87, no. 302, illustrated in the catalogue Emden, Kunsthalle; Emden, Stiftung Henri Nannen; Ulm, Ulmer Museum & Bonn, Kunstmuseum, August Macke. Gesang von der Schnheit der Dinge, 1992-93, no. 28

Literature:

Ernst-Gerhard Gse, August Macke. Gemlde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Munich, 1986, no. 302, illustrated p. 393 Ursula Heiderich, August Macke, Zeichnungen Werkverzeichnis, Stuttgart, 1993, no. 1738, illustrated p. 495

Provenance:

Private Collection, Germany (sold: Neumeister Kunstauktionen, Munich, 16th-17th March 1983, lot 559) Galerie Ludorff, Dusseldorf (purchased at the above sale) Private Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1984) A gift from the above to the present owner in 2017