Bidspirit auction | Claus Bergen

Claus Bergen - Claus Bergen 1885 Munich - 1964 Lenggries - ”SKAGERRAK - May 31, 1916” - Gouache/cardboard. 43 x 69 cm (passe-partout opening). 72 x 92 cm (dimensions with frame). Signed and localized: Claus Bergen / M(UNI)CH. Titled lower left. Passe-partout. Framed under glass. Unopened. - Lit.: Hormann, Jörg-M. Eberhard Kliem. Claus Bergen. Marine painter of both World Wars. Munich 2014, cf. information p. 181. ”May 31 to June 1, Battle of Skagerrak. Without official commission, Bergen artistically captures the most important phases of the confrontation between the German and English fleets. Provision of numerous documents by the two Admirals Scheer (1863-1932) and Ritter von Hipper (1863-1928) as well as commanders; creation of sketches and paintings for the Battle of Skagerrak.” (Hormann/Kliem, p. 181).