Bidspirit auction | Paula Modersohn-Becker: Gehöft

Paula Modersohn-Becker: Gehöft - MODERSOHN-BECKER, PAULA 1876 Dresden - 1907 Worpswede Title: Gehöft. Date: Ca. 1902. Technique: Oil on card. Measurement: 40 x 54cm. Notation: Illegibly inscribedunten links. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. There is a photoexpertise by Prof. Günter Busch, from 31st August 1987, available as well as a handwritten confirmation by Otto Modersohn, from 9th November 1922. Previously the painting was the verso of the painting ”Bauernhaus hinter Kiefern” (ca. 1902, cat. rais. no. 342). Provenance: - Erich Wolfssohn collection, Berlin (1920) - Hilde Freund collection, Jerusalem (1976) - Galerie Michael Hasenclever, Munich (1982) - Galerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf (1986) - Galerie Neher, Essen - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (in 1988 acquired from the previous owner) - Independent foundation in the care of the German Foundation Centre, Essen Literature: - Busch, Günter/Schicketanz, Milena/Werner, Wolfgang: Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1876-1907, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, vol. II, Munich 1998, cat. rais. no. 340 - Inventory catalogue Galerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf, 1986/87, cat. no. 3, ill. - Clear, colourful composition by the exceptional artist who died far too early - Wonderful example of Modersohn - Becker's innovative approach of radically reducing form in favour of surface and colour - In an unmistakable formal language that is always characterised by the painter's personal feelings Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Paula Modersohn-Becker Germany North German Expressionism Modern Art 1900s Craftman's frame Worpswede Painting Oil Village