Conrad Felixmüller - Der Schriftsteller Dr. Heinrich Schäfer / Bildnis Oberbürgermeister Dr. h. c. Blüher (Rückseite, größtenteils übermalt)

Art (1900-1945) > Expressionism Conrad Felixmüller - Biography

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Conrad Felixmüller
1897 - 1977
Der Schriftsteller Dr. Heinrich Schäfer / Bildnis Oberbürgermeister Dr. h. c. Blüher (Rückseite, größtenteils übermalt). 1937.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “Berlin” in the upper left corner. Dated and illegibly inscribed “Bildnis Heinrich Schaefer – Schriftsteller mit Maria (Einstein [..])” (name suffix illegible) on the reverse of the stretcher, as well as inscribed “Conrad Felixmüller” by another hand on the reverse of the canvas. 80 x 85 cm (31.4 x 33.4 in).
[MH].

• With his unique style, Felixmüller became the most important portraitist of his time.
• Heinrich Schäfer: Felixmüller captures the serious, reflective personality of the writer and intellectual.
• Art and literature: The powerful, realistic portrayal of the writer offers not only a visual but also an intellectual dimension.

PROVENANCE: Artist's estate.
Private collection, Berlin (since 2006, inherited from the above).

EXHIBITION: Conrad Felixmüller. Malerei von 1913-1973, ehemalige Nationalgalerie, Berlin, 1973, cat. no. 29.

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Titus Felixmüller (comp.), Conrad Felixmüller. Monograph and catalogue raisonné of paintings, Cologne 1996, CR no. 725, verso CR no. 460 (each with illustration).

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