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Lot 153 | Johannes Molzahn | Glasbild I
Estimate
55.000
- 70.000
€
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Result
Unsold
MOLZAHN, JOHANNES
1892 Duisburg - 1965 Munich
Title: Glasbild I.
Date: 1921.
Technique: Gouache, oil and tin foil on Card. Behind glass.
Measurement: 36 x 29.5cm.
Notation: Signed lower centre: Molzahn. Verso lower left on label illegibly inscribed.
Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame.
The work is accompanied by a reverse glass painting by Uriel Molzahn (son of the artist). We are grateful to the Johannes-Molzahn-Centrum, Kassel, for their kind, scientific support.
Provenance:
- Ilse Molzahn (atist's frist wife), Berlin
- Private collection Hesse
Exhibitions:
- Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg 1988
Literature:
- Exhibition cat. Johannes Molzahn - Das malerische Werk, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg 1988, cat. rais. no. 19, ill
- Rare reverse glass painting with constructive abstract composition and bright colors
- Fresh from the market and never previously offered on the art market
- Early painting from Molzahn's experimental phase, in which he worked with gold and silver leaf
VAN HAM Art Estate has represented the artistic estate of Johannes Molzahn together with the Johannes Molzahn Centrum, Kassel since 2021 (www.johannes-molzahn.org).
1892 Duisburg - 1965 Munich
Title: Glasbild I.
Date: 1921.
Technique: Gouache, oil and tin foil on Card. Behind glass.
Measurement: 36 x 29.5cm.
Notation: Signed lower centre: Molzahn. Verso lower left on label illegibly inscribed.
Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame.
The work is accompanied by a reverse glass painting by Uriel Molzahn (son of the artist). We are grateful to the Johannes-Molzahn-Centrum, Kassel, for their kind, scientific support.
Provenance:
- Ilse Molzahn (atist's frist wife), Berlin
- Private collection Hesse
Exhibitions:
- Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg 1988
Literature:
- Exhibition cat. Johannes Molzahn - Das malerische Werk, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg 1988, cat. rais. no. 19, ill
- Rare reverse glass painting with constructive abstract composition and bright colors
- Fresh from the market and never previously offered on the art market
- Early painting from Molzahn's experimental phase, in which he worked with gold and silver leaf
VAN HAM Art Estate has represented the artistic estate of Johannes Molzahn together with the Johannes Molzahn Centrum, Kassel since 2021 (www.johannes-molzahn.org).
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Stock Id: 77077-1