Hermann Max Pechstein - Die Ansprache - image-1

Lot 491 D

Hermann Max Pechstein - Die Ansprache

Auction 1110 - overview Cologne
01.06.2018, 17:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)

Hermann Max Pechstein

Die Ansprache
Circa 1910

Colour chalks, pencil and watercolour on smooth paper 16.9 x 20.5 cm Framed under glass. Monogrammed 'HMP' (joined) in pencil upper right. - A minor paper tear in upper right corner and a vertical central fold.

According to information provided by Alexander Pechstein, the drawing probably originated from a meeting on 11 May 1910, in which Max Pechstein was elected as president by the working committee of the Neue Secession. The Neue Secession seceded from the Berliner Secession and commenced its activity on 15 May 1910 with the "Aussstellung von Werken Zurückgewiesener der Berliner Secession".

Certificate

With a photo-certificate from Alexander Pechstein, Max Pechstein Urheberrechtsgemeinschaft, Dobersdorf, dated 13 April 2018

Provenance

Sotheby's Munich, Deutsche Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, 26 Oct. 1988, lot 36; Private collection, Hesse