LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

23.62 in. (60.00 cm.) (height) by 23.62 in. (60.00 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Markings:

monogrammed CM

Condition:

framed

Literature:

Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, XXXVIII, XXXVIII, 1916, 1916, p. 42, p. 42, with ill., with ill., Provenance:, Provenance:, 1921 Collection Dr. Richard Salzer (1874–1957), 1921 Collection Dr. Richard Salzer (1874–1957), Vienna/Los Angeles, Vienna/Los Angeles, Private Collection, Private Collection, Vienna, Vienna, Dorotheum Vienna, Dorotheum Vienna, 21 May 1996, 21 May 1996, lot 45, lot 45, Private Collection, Private Collection, Vienna, Vienna, In terms of his choice of subject matter and artistic positioning, In terms of his choice of subject matter and artistic positioning, Moll again chose to investigate the great Austrian tradition of landscape painting, Moll again chose to investigate the great Austrian tradition of landscape painting, not least the oeuvre of Schindler. He produced a multi-faceted, not least the oeuvre of Schindler. He produced a multi-faceted, homogeneous painterly oeuvre over the ensuing years and decades. The asynchronous range of his work, homogeneous painterly oeuvre over the ensuing years and decades. The asynchronous range of his work, in which he created a kind of timelessness in autonomous, in which he created a kind of timelessness in autonomous, idiosyncratic images, idiosyncratic images, may be seen as a form of ‘modern naturalism’., may be seen as a form of ‘modern naturalism’., In his homages to Schindler, In his homages to Schindler, and in the book he wrote on the artist, and in the book he wrote on the artist, Moll conveyed a snapshot of this developmental process. When he again sought out elements of nature, Moll conveyed a snapshot of this developmental process. When he again sought out elements of nature, as he followed the traces of his own and Austria’s history, as he followed the traces of his own and Austria’s history, which Schindler had once painted, which Schindler had once painted, he was struck by his own altered perception. “I see the same field of view, he was struck by his own altered perception. “I see the same field of view, the same poems, the same poems, in numerous variations, in numerous variations, and yet I hear a symphony, and yet I hear a symphony, the sounds of an orchestra. The dark green moss is the double basses, the sounds of an orchestra. The dark green moss is the double basses, the light green of the beech leaves is the violins, the light green of the beech leaves is the violins, the rays of sunlight that shine above them are the woodwind. I am astonished that Schindler did not feel all of that.” In other words: Carl Moll emancipated himself from Schindler in his sensitivity and transposition. However, the rays of sunlight that shine above them are the woodwind. I am astonished that Schindler did not feel all of that.” In other words: Carl Moll emancipated himself from Schindler in his sensitivity and transposition. However, this itself does not represent a rupture: rather, this itself does not represent a rupture: rather, ,it enables a free approach to development (which, ,it enables a free approach to development (which, was continuous)., was continuous)., In this awareness, In this awareness, Moll once again approaches “Schindler’s image, Moll once again approaches “Schindler’s image, the song with the delicate piano accompaniment, the song with the delicate piano accompaniment, and the image has lost none of its charm for me. “It is not the woods which I see, and the image has lost none of its charm for me. “It is not the woods which I see, but a wood, but a wood, which emanates Schindler’s soul. It is this soul which I feel is anchored within me, which emanates Schindler’s soul. It is this soul which I feel is anchored within me, and I feel no inclination to free myself from it only in order to appear original.”, and I feel no inclination to free myself from it only in order to appear original.”, Aus: Carl Moll. Seine Freunde/Sein Leben/Sein Werk, Aus: Carl Moll. Seine Freunde/Sein Leben/Sein Werk, Verlag Galerie Welz, Verlag Galerie Welz, 1985, 1985