Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
1894 - 1970
Porträt der Mutter. 1913.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right. Dated on the reverse of the canvas. 66 x 66 cm (25.9 x 25.9 in). [AW].

• An early portrait with outstanding color composition, characterized by a personally poignant atmosphere.
• Heinrich Maria Davringhausen is considered a pioneer of New Objectivity and Magical Realism.
• Davringhausen's works can be found in renowned museums, including the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal, the Pinakothek der Moderne, and the Lenbachhaus in Munich.
• From the artist's estate, offered on the international auction market for the first time.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, Berlin (acquired from the above in 2007).

LITERATURE: Joachim Heusinger von Waldegg, H.M. Davringhausen. 1894-1970. Monographie mit Werkkatalog 1912-1032, Bonn 1977, CR no. 17 (illu.).
Dorothea Eimert, Heinrich Maria Davringhausen. Monographie und Werkverzeichnis, Cologne 1995, CR no. 63 (b/w illu. on p. 230).
Catalogue raisonné author Dorothea Eimert on the artist's early portraits, quoted from: Dorothea Eimert, Das Frühwerk, in: Heinrich Maria Davringhausen 1894-1970. Monografie und Werkverzeichnis, p. 34

In good condition, colors in fine imression. Isolated areas of faint rubbing, more pronounced along the edges of the image. Small, expertly executed retouching along the left edge of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
backside image.