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Lot 201 D

Hermann Max Pechstein - Sonnenuntergang in den Dünen

Auction 1156 - overview Cologne
20.06.2020, 11:00 - Modern and Contemporary Art - Day Sale
Estimate: 20.000 € - 25.000 €
Result: 25.000 € (incl. premium)

Hermann Max Pechstein

Sonnenuntergang in den Dünen
1934

Gouache and watercolour over light preparatory pencil drawing on watercolour laid paper with watermark "P M FABRIANO" 59.3 x 76.3 cm Framed under glass. Signed and dated 'HMPechstein (joined) 1934' in pencil lower right. - In fine condition with vibrant colours.

Pechstein repeatedly painted the coastal landscape of Schmolsien in Pommerania in watercolours, with the distinctive slender lighthouse forming a landmark on a hill on the horizon.

Certificate

With a photo-certificate by Alexander Pechstein, Dobersdorf, dated 3 April 2020. The work is recorded under this title in the Archive of the Max Pechstein Urheberrechtsgemeinschaft.

Provenance

Pergel Collection, Düsseldorf (label verso on frame backing); Lempertz Cologne, Auction 822 Moderne Kunst, 4 Jun. 2002, Lot 355; Private possession, North Rhine-Westphalia