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Lot 139 D

Josef Scharl - Bildnis Dr. H. Naumann

Auction 1269 - overview Cologne
31.05.2025, 11:00 - Day Sale - Modern Art
Estimate: 18.000 € - 22.000 €
Result: 15.750 € (incl. premium)
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Josef Scharl

Bildnis Dr. H. Naumann
Circa 1928

Oil on canvas, glued to card by the artist and nailed onto stretcher. 80 x 62.5/65 cm. Framed. On a label verso signed and inscribed by Josef Scharl 'München - Neue Sezession Josef Scharl München 20. - Maillingerstr. 15/IV "Bildnis Dr. H. Naumann" (Öl) Privatbesitz - Unverkäuflich Jos. Scharl'. - Varnish probably somewhat yellowed, otherwise in good condition.

A detailed study of Dr. Hans Heinrich Naumann's hands dated ‘1928’ also allows the completed half-length portrait to be dated to this year. Among other things, the sitter had written about a newly discovered self-portrait by the German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald in 1930. He was also a member of the Bavarian state parliament.

Catalogue Raisonné

Firmenich 112 (whereabouts unknown)

Provenance

Estate of Dr. Hans Naumann (gift from the artist in 1928); thenceforth private ownership, Bavaria

Exhibitions

Munich 1928 (Glaspalast), Münchner Neue Sezession, XIV. Ausstellung, cat. no. 241