Art (1900-1945) > Figurative Painting (1900-30s ) Conrad Felixmüller - Biography

Conrad Felixmüller
1897 - 1977
Bildnis Lovis Corinth. 1925.
Pencil drawing with contours in color pen.
Signed by the artist in the lower left corner: “Lovis Corinth gezeichnet von Conrad Felixmüller am 22. März 1925” (Lovis Corinth drawn by Conrad Felixmüller on March 22, 1925). Verso with a sketch. 37.1 x 25.5 cm (14.6 x 10 in), size of sheet.
Study for the woodcut of the same name. [KA].
• An artist's homage: Conrad Felixmüller masterfully captures the striking features of his colleague Lovis Corinth.
• Portraits play an important role in Conrad Felixmüller's work.
• Part of an important private collection in Berlin for 40 years.
PROVENANCE: Graphik Salon Gerhart Söhn, Düsseldorf (1977).
Collection of Prof. Alfred Caspari (1914-1985), Frankfurt (verso with the stamp).
Private collection, Berlin (acquired in 1985, Karl und Faber).
EXHIBITION: Conrad Felixmüller. Die Dresdner Jahre, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen 1912-1933, Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal, May 11-June 22, 1997; Lindenau-Museum Altenburg August 10-October 5, 1997, cat. no. 99 (b/w illu.).
LITERATURE: Karl und Faber, Munich, 169th auction, Collection of Prof. Alfred Caspari, October 29, 1985, lot 297 (illu.).
In good condition. With a few tiny fox marks. The bottom left and top edges of the sheet are slightly browned in places.
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