Bidspirit auction | Gabriele Münter: ”Pestwurz”

Gabriele Münter: ”Pestwurz” - MÜNTER, GABRIELE 1877 Berlin - 1962 Murnau Title: ”Pestwurz”. Date: 1942. Technique: Oil on black paper. Measurement: 61 x 43cm. Notation: Monogrammed lower left: MÜ (Artist's signature). Signed and titled verso: G. Münter Pestwurz. Here also with work details. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. Enclosed: Expertise The work is listed in the workbook of the artist from the year 1942 under the number B70. A photographic expertise on this work by Prof. Dr. Helmut Friedel, Gabriele Münter- u. Johannes Eichner-Stiftung, Munich, dated March 6, 1997 is available. Provenance: - Galerie Schwarzer, Dusseldorf - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 2000) - Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the previous owner in 2024 via inheritance) - Rare and impressive work on black paper - Colour contrast creates a mystic and expressive mood and highlights the plants - Simplified forms with clear countours typical of Expressionism Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Gabriele Münter Germany Blauer Reiter Modern Art 1940s Craftman's frame Still Life Painting Oil on canvas Flowers