Lotto 3246 - A209 Impressionismo e arte moderna - venerdì, 21. giugno 2024, 17h00
HERMANN MAX PECHSTEIN
(Zwickau 1881–1955 Berlin)
Cutter at Leba harbour. 1935.
Watercolour on paper.
Signed and dated lower right: HMPechstein / 1935.
60 × 76 cm.
Provenance:
- Dr. August Ochsenbein, Berlin/Switzerland, acquired directly from the artist.
- Private collection, West Switzerland.
Our thanks to Julia Pechstein for her advice and assistance. The watercolour is registered at the archive of the Max Pechstein Copyright Association.
The original owner of this work, Legation Councillor Dr August Ochsenbein, was the Swiss envoy in Berlin and a friend of Pechstein's during his years in Berlin. Due to the bombing of the city in August 1943, he moved seven of Pechstein's paintings to Switzerland.
There is also a portrait of Ochsenbein, which the artist created in 1942.
The original owner of this work, Legation Councillor Dr August Ochsenbein, was the Swiss envoy in Berlin and a friend of Pechstein's during his years in Berlin. Due to the bombing of the city in August 1943, he moved seven of Pechstein's paintings to Switzerland.
There is also a portrait of Ochsenbein, which the artist created in 1942.
CHF 25 000 / 35 000 | (€ 25 770 / 36 080)