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August Macke
1887 - 1914
Krüge und Apfelschale. 1912.
Pencil.
With the estate stamp (Lugt 1775b) on the reverse, as well as inscribed with the date and “Krug und Äpfeln” by another hand. With another estate stzamp underneath the mount (Lugt 1775b), inscribed “BZ 6/8” and additional inscriptions by another hand. On wove paper. 8 x 11 cm (3.1 x 4.3 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• August Macke is one of the most significant German Expressionists and a member of the “Blauer Reiter”.
• The motif is closely related to his painting “Still Life with Jug, Apples, and Orange”.
• Part of the same private collection for over 50 years.
PROVENANCE: Estate of August Macke.
Private collection, Southern Germany (1972, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, acquired from the above)
In the family’s possession ever since.
LITERATURE: Ursula Heiderich, August Macke. Zeichnungen. Werkverzeichnis, Stuttgart 1993, CR no. 1174 (with ill. p. 405).
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Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 7th Auction, June 6, 1972, lot 1011 (with ill.).
In good condition. All in all slightly discolored.
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