Heinrich Campendonk

Heinrich Campendonk 1889 - 1957 Der Angler. 1920. Oil on canvas. Monogrammed “C” and dated in the lower right. 72 x 92 cm (28.3 x 36.2 in). [JS]. • CREATIVE PERIOD Paintings from this period are among the artist’s most sought-after works. • SOLITUDE From 1916 to 1921, Campendonk withdrew to the village of Seeshaupt on Lake Starnberg. • ENIGMATIC Did Campendonk leave us a self-portrait in this harmonious depiction of humanity and nature? • SIZE One of the largest Campendonk paintings ever offered on the international auction market. • DOCUMENTED Mentioned in Campendonk literature in 1921 and exhibited at Flechtheim and at the Kestner Society in Hanover in 1920 and 1921. • MUSEUM QUALITY Paintings from this period can be found at, among other places, the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, the Kunsthalle Basel, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. We are grateful to Gisela Geiger, Penzberg, and Thomas Lensch, Augsburg, for their kind expert advice. PROVENANCE: Zingler’s Kabinett, Frankfurt am Main (directly from the artist; with a label on the reverse; on display in Hanover until at least 1921). Private collection, Germany/South America (acquired in the early 1930s; in the family through inheritance until 2000, Grisebach). Swiss art trade Switzerland (acquired from the above) Galerie Thomas, Munich (from the above; with a label on the back of the frame) Eva Mollet-Jäggli, Bottmingen, Switzerland Private collection, Switzerland (inherited from the above). EXHIBITION: Galerie Flechtheim Düsseldorf, Heinrich Campendonk. From Pentecost through June 12, 1920, cat. no. 51. Heinrich Campendonk – Carl Hofer. Paintings, 42nd Special Exhibition of the Kestner Society, Hanover, April 20–May 18, 1921, cat. no. 18. LITERATURE: Andrea Firmenich, Heinrich Campendonk 1889–1957. Leben und expressionistisches Werk, with a catalog of his paintings, Recklinghausen 1989, CR no. 791 (with b&w ill., listed here under 1919) and CR no. 820 (without ill.). - Georg Biermann, “Heinrich Campendonk,” in: Junge Kunst, vol. 17, Leipzig 1921 (with black-and-white illustration, erroneously listed here with the year “1919”). Grisebach, Berlin, Auction 79, Selected Works, May 26, 2000, lot 39 (with color illustration). “I arrived in Munich at seven in the morning and met up with [Helmuth] Macke an hour later. In the afternoon, we visited Kandinsky, where we saw some magnificent works […]. On Monday we were at Salon Thannhauser and the Pinakothek [..]. In the evening we drove to Penzberg with Macke’s cousin [August], where Mr. [Franz] Marc picked us up in his car, and we trotted on to Sindelsdorf.” Heinrich Campendok, October 7, 1911, letter to Adda Deichmann Called up: December 4, 2026 - ca. 17.12 h +/- 20 min.

Estimación:500.000€

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