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Lot 330 Dα

Eugen Meyer-Belart - Mädchen bei der Toilette

Auction 1051 - overview Cologne
29.05.2015, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 12.400 € (incl. premium)
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Eugen Meyer-Belart

Mädchen bei der Toilette
1915

Oil on canvas 92.5 x 116 cm Framed. Signed and dated 'EUGENMEYER 1915' (joined) in oval cartouche in dark blue upper left. - Handwritten label with title and information on ownership verso. - Minor rubbing partially due to pressure, minimal loss of colour and few retouches.

Eugen Meyer-Berlart initially worked as a drawing teacher at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich before studying painting under Hugo von Habermann at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich. His oeuvre is manifold and amongst a series of oil paintings it also unites watercolours, etchings and woodcuts. Similar to Hodler, Meyer-Belart refers to art nouveau and symbolism in the present painting. These references become apparent in the style of his female figures as well as in the colouration. His paintings disclose a disposition towards mysticism and the desire to comprehend the complexity of the human soul.

Certificate

We would like to thank Paul Müller, Swiss Institute for Art Research, Zurich, for his kind information.

Provenance

Dr. Richard Reiche (1877-1943), former director Kunsthalle Barmen; Estate Dr. Ekkehart Reiche; since then family possession