Dość typowa praca Alicji Hohermann, zamordowanej przez Niemców.
Lot 2. Alice HOHERMANN (Varsovie 1902 – déportée à Auschwitz en 1943). Jeune élégante à l’éventail. Réalisé en 1937. Huile sur toile, 40,5 x 33 cm. Signé et daté en bas à droite “Alice Hohermann 37”. Estimate 1,500 – 2,000 euro. Millon. 11/16/21. Sold 2,990 euro (bp)
Lot 39. Wojciech Kossak Paris 1856 – 1942 Krakow. The friendly boy. Oil on canvas, 43.5 x 51.5 cm. Signed and dated 1926 bottom right. Sold 8,500 euro. Tiberius. 11/15/21
Sporo mam zaległości z wprowadzaniem obiektów na nadchodzące aukcje jak też z aukcjami jakie się niedawno odbyły. Dwa obrazy Wojciecha Kossaka zostały właśnie sprzedane na aukcjach w Austrii. Pierwszym jest niemal replika kompozycyjna ‘Rugów pruskich”. Obraz z aukcji był dwukrotnie sygnowany, choć pierwsza sygnatura jest w zasadzie zamazana a wtórna sygnatura postawiona jest drukowanymi literami co sugeruje ważność pracy w oczach malarza. Druga praca taka sobie – brakuje rumaka. Obie dobrze sprzedane, choć znacznie niżej od Łempickiej.
Lot 38. Wojciech Kossak Paris 1857 – 1942 Krakow. Young peasant woman. Oil on cardboard, 34 x 24 cm (with frame 47 x 37 cm). Signed bottom right. Sold 3,400 euro. Tiberius. 11/15/21
Olej z najlepszego okresu Tamary Łempickiej. Obserwowałem na żywo aukcję w Sotheby’s i znowu nie wygrałem. Słodki obrazek, bez innuendo, a jednak z wyjściowego $3M wylicytowano ponad $6M. Tamara Łempicka nadal króluje wśród polskich artystek. W tym roku najwyżej sprzedanym polskim obrazem na rynku zagranicznym było koło Fangora (ponad 470,000 GBP). Dopiero porównując widać marność nad marnościami i jak bardzo są te jego prace przepłacane w Polsce. Amen
Lot 42. Tamara de Lempicka 1898 – 1980. Portrait de Mademoiselle Poum Rachou, oil on canvas, 36¼ by 18½ in. 92 by 47 cm. Executed in 1933. Provenance: Louis Rachou & Mme Girault de Coursac (née Mademoiselle Poum Rachou), Paris (acquired from the artist), Galerie Bailly, Paris (acquired from the above), Sotheby’s New York, 14 May 1992, lot 274 (consigned by the above), Wolfgang Joop, Germany (acquired at the above sale), Sotheby’s New York, 5 May 2009, lot 27 (consigned by the above), Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature: Tamara de Lempicka, Annotated Photographic Album, Archives Lempicka, Houston, 1923-33, no. 16. Marc Vaux, Lempicka Collection, Paris, 1972, no. 1616. Gioia Mori, Tamara de Lempicka, Parigi 1920-1938, Florence, 1994, no. 107, p. 206, illustrated in color (dated 1934). Alain Blondel, Tamara de Lempicka, Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1979, Lausanne, 1999, no. B.175, p. 270, illustrated in color . Patrick Bade, Tamara de Lempicka, New York, 2006, p. 83, illustrated in color . Gioia Mori, Tamara Lempicka: The Queen of Modern, Rome, 2011, p. 112
Exhibited: Paris, Salon des Tuileries, 1934, no. 1203. Rome, Accademia di Francia, Villa Medici, Tamara de Lempicka, Tra eleganza e trasgressione, 1994, no. 16, p. 54, illustrated in color (titled Girl with Teddy Bear and dated 1934). Montréal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tamara de Lempicka, 1994. London, Royal Academy of Arts & Vienna, Kunstforum Wien, Tamara de Lempicka: Art Deco Icon, 2004-05, no. 51, illustrated in color Milan, Palazzo Reale, Tamara de Lempicka, 2006-07, no. 43, n.p., illustrated in color.
Estimate $3,500,000 – 5,000,000. Sotheby’s. 11/16/21. Sold $6,600,000 ($7,847,400)
Mało znana artystka lecz coraz więcej jej prac pojawia się rynku aukcyjnym. Staram się wszystkie prezentować.
Lot 12. Dorotha KUCEMBIANKA dite Dora BIANKA (Varsovie 1895 – 1896 Chesnay). Nature morte à la théière. Huile sur toile, 61 x 73 cm. Signé en bas à droite “Bianka“. Au dos, sur le châssis, l’inscription de la main de l’artiste “Dora Bianka 24 rue Barbet de Jouy Paris 7e“. Estimate 800 – 1,000 euro. Millon, 11/16/21
Dość typowa praca Alicji Hohermann, zamordowanej przez Niemców.
Lot 2. Alice HOHERMANN (Varsovie 1902 – déportée à Auschwitz en 1943). Jeune élégante à l’éventail. Réalisé en 1937. Huile sur toile, 40,5 x 33 cm. Signé et daté en bas à droite “Alice Hohermann 37”. Estimate 1,500 – 2,000 euro. Millon. 11/16/21
Bajecznie ciepły, jesienny pejzaż. Skryba w domu Lempertz ma wyraźnie talent w opisach płócien.
Lot 64. Mela Muter (Maria Melania Mutermilch), Platanenallee in Südfrankreich. Oil on canvas 64.5 x 80.8 cm Framed. Signed ‘Muter’ in blue lower right. – In fine condition. Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland
Literature: Cf. for the motif of the sycamore avenue the drawing “Platanen in Saint-Tropez”, in: De París a Girona. Mela Muter i els artistes polonesos a Catalunya, exh. cat. Museu d’Art de Girona 2018/19, colour ill. p. 137. This motif from the south of France, which features a lane lined with plane trees, may have appealed to Mela Muter for two reasons: in addition to the striking beauty of the trees, there were surely also the constructive compositional possibilities offered by this vista.
The plane was of particular significance to the painter and she admired the majestic form of these trees: “With its soft and velvety bark in the colours of blonde hair and green water, the plane is the king of trees. It grows along the streets, fills little squares, forces its way into gardens, bounds city walls and accompanies those who depart, as though it would never leave them on their own …” (Mela Muter, in: De París a Girona. Mela Muter i els artistes polonesos a Catalunya, exh. cat. Museu d’Art de Girona 2018/19, S. 137, translated from Catalan).
Muter has placed the trees at the centre of her vibrant, but nonetheless carefully and thoroughly composed image. The diagonal trunk of the plane tree in the foreground forms the foundation of the compositional structure; the row of trees that continues into the background follows a sequence that steadily progresses from a diagonal to a vertical orientation. The lineation of the trunks intersects with the receding lines that run along the lane, the canal and the wall parallel to the road and which seem to lead infinitely far into the depicted space.
The striking bark of the plane trees, with its vivid texture and silvery smoothness, is harmoniously combined with the warm light-grey and earth tones of their surroundings; the blue of the water and sky establish lively accents and can also be found in the contours of the trunks. A pair of figures and the interrupted forms of the buildings underscore the close connection that the artist depicts between the plane trees and the Mediterranean townscape.
Estimate 70,000 – 90,000 euro. Lempertz. 12/03/21. Sold 120,000 euro
Lot 905/69. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann b. Warsaw 1819, d. Copenhagen 1881)“L’Aspetta. Hun venter ham”. L’Aspetta. She is waiting for him. Signed and dated . Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann 1878. Oil on canvas. 145×95 cm.
Exhibited: The Royal Academy of Arts, Berlin 1878 no. 364. Here described as “”Er Kommt sicher” (Zwei italienische Mädchen). Charlottenborg 1879 no. 132. Here bought by Queen Louise for a price that today would be equivalent to DKK 275,000. The painting hung in Queen Louise’s drawing room in Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg. See interior photography by Julie Laurberg (1856–1925) from the blue chamber room i Christian IX’s Palace, Amalienborg, c. 1908–1809, where the two Italian girls can be seen on the back wall. ARoS kunstmuseum, Aarhus “Mellem Verdener”, 2021 no. 67, reproduced p. 140.
Literature: Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. Nationalromantikkens enfant terrible.”, Frydenlund 2018 mentioned and reproduced as a lithograph, p. 271. Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann”, (English/Polish text), Bosz, Polen 2020, no. 224 mentioned p. 208 and reproduced p. 209.
Provenance: Queen Louise (1851–1926) married to Christian IX (1818–1906). The painting is mentioned in the King’s will and was located at Amalienborg Palace until the death of their son Frederik VIII 1912. Bruun Rasmuusen auction 133, 1961 no. 6, reproduced p. 19 (here mistakenly dated 1872). Bruun Rasmussen auction 880, 2018 no. 13, reproduced p. 27.
The painting was completed after a stroll in a park outside Porta Pia in Rome. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann tells about the painting in “Illustreret Tidende”, 1879, no. 1022, p. 322 (in Danish): “On a window sill in a dilapidated wall, I see a woman leaning on her lovely, tanned arms, with two soft and sparkly brown eyes under dark eyebrows, with the coral amulet, protecting her against the evil eye, resting on her full bosom that billows as if it is about to burst its holster. Quite mature fruit, a strong and voluptuous girl. A younger one stood next to the adult; she did not seem to know why. Perhaps she was curious, perhaps bored? She did not wait long – he came, he saw, he conquered! I watched him walk with her, immersing themselves in the shade of the laurel alleys. Kisses were exchanged beneath the dense branches of roses and laurels.”
Estimate 250,000–350,000 DKK. Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art.11/30/21. Sold 360,000 DKK (ca $55,000)
W firmie Bruun Rasmussen osiem prac Elżbiety Baumann. Pierwsza z nich ma niezwykłą królewską proweniencję, jest bardzo dobrze udokumentowana i jest znakomita. Malarka z warszawskimi korzeniami, jest nadal mało popularna w Polsce, choć jej książkową biografie autorstwa Jerzego Miśkowiaka znajdą czytelnicy w dziale Book Rewievs.
Lot 905/81. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann b. Warsaw 1819, d. Copenhagen 1881). “Reading the Scriptures”. Signed and dated 1852. Oil on canvas. 70×48 cm. Exhibited: Society of Female Artists, London 1863, London, where The Art Journal describes it as “An old man reading aloud to a child standing next to his knee”. ARoS Kunstmuseum Aarhus, “Mellem Verdener”, 2021 no. 59 reproduced p. 128. Literature: Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. Nationalromantikkens enfant terrible”, Frydenlund, 2018, reproduced p. 224. Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann”, (English/Polish text), Bosz, Polen 2020, no. 189 reproduced p. 177.
Estimate 40,000–50,000 DKK. Rasmussen. 11/30/21. Sold 35,000 DKK
Lot 905/85. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann (b. Warsaw 1819, d. Copenhagen 1881). Portrait of the Danish painter Thorald Læssøe (1816–1878). Unsigned. Oil on canvas. Oval in a rectangular frame. 57×44 cm. Provenance: By descent in the family of Thorald Læssøe.
In 1857, Thorald Læssøe married Emy Francisca Erhadine Tidonia (1825–1863), née Countess Juel-Vind-Frijs. In 1863 they had a daughter, Emmy Frijs Læssøe, who had seven children, including Asa Stephensen (1897–1979), who was the current owner’s grandmother. The current owner is thus the great-great-grandchild of Thorald Læssøe. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann and Thorald Læssøe shared a long and heartfelt friendship. She mentions him with great veneration in several of her letters to her husband Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816–1883). She writes inter alia the following from London in May 1860 (in Danish): “Never (underlined), with the exception of T Læssøe, have I met fellow human beings who in a more dignified and loving way thinks of and works for the well-being of others, both for the individual and for the common good.” (Sine Krogh and Birgitte Fink, “Letters from London”, Copenhagen 2017, p. 129).
The fact, that the Jerichau Baumann couple named their firstborn son Thorald (1848–1909) after Læssøe, also shows how close and important the friendship was. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann was an excellent portrait painter, of which the present work is a fine example. Her skills with portrait painting were in high demand among the royals and nobles. She also painted a series of empathetic portraits of her own children, several of which she brought over during her stay in London, where they attracted quite a lot of attention and provided good publicity for her as an artist.
Estimate 60,000–80,000 DKK. Rasmussen. 11/30/21. Sold 50,000 DKK
Lot 905/87. Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann (b. Warsaw 1819, d. Copenhagen 1881).“Valkyrier”. Valkyries. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 70×58 cm. Exhibited: The Royal Danish Galleries, New Bond Street i London 1871. After this exhibition The Art Journal wrote: “The motif shows a battle scene with Valkyries sitting on wild and strange horses, very appropriate for such a scene and story. The drawing is wonderfully spirited…”. “Rådhusudstillingen af dansk Kunst til 1890”, Copenhagen 1901 no. 785a. ARoS kunstmuseum, Aarhus, “Mellem Verdener”, 2021 no. 12, reproduced. p. 86.
Literature: Jerzy Miskowiak “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. Nationalromantikkens enfant terrible” , Frydenlund 2018, reproduced and mentioned p. 111, where the author writes (in Danish): “The Valkyries in Norse mythology are maidens of war and daughters of Odin. With wings, on horseback and with lances in their hands, they make a wild attack on the evil giants and chaos monsters during Ragnarok. Everyone and everything is destroyed, and even the earth burns. But the sun, before it disappears, gives birth to a new sun, and its rays of light, seen behind the Valkyries, awaken a new and better world.”. Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann”, (English/Polish text). Bosz, Polen 2020, no. 103 mentioned p. 100 and reproduced p. 101.
Provenance: Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann’s estate auction 1881 no. 14. Sold to J. Schierbeck. During the exhibition “Rådhusudstillingen af dansk Kunst til 1890” in 1901, the painting is listed as being in Mrs Schierbeck’s ownership. Nellemann & Thomsen auction 716, 1997 no. 2726.
Estimate 80,000–100,000 DKK. Rasmussen. 11/30/21. Sold 80,000 DKK
Spory wymiarami akt w wykonaniu Henryka Gotliba.
Lot 82. Henryk Gotlib, Polish 1890–1966 – Dame sur canapé, 1951; oil on canvas, signed lower right, 70 x 93cm (ARR) Provenance: Boundary Gallery, London; Private Collection, London. Estimate £1,200 – £1,800. Roseberys. 12/01/21
Lot 192. ZDSZISLAW SALABURSKI (1922-2006, POLAND). ACRYLIC ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING. IMPASTO ON CANVAS. SIGNED AND DATED IN LOWER RIGHT ON VERSO 1984. PARTIAL OLD POLISH LABEL ON REVERSE. 34 1/4″ X 45 3/4″. GOOD CONDITION. Estimate $500 – 1,000. Marion Antique Actions. 11/13/21. Sold $1,000
Dwa obrazy Zdzisława Salabuskiego na jednej aukcji. Nie pamiętam Salaburskiego jako aktora ale jako malarza będę. To rozdarcie między aktorstwem a malarstwem sprawiło, że jego prace są bardzo tanie a chyba niewiele ustępują tym, którzy uznali się jedynie za 100% artystę.
Lot 193. ZDSZISLAW SALABURSKI (1922-2006, POLAND). ACRYLIC AND MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS, ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING. SIGNED ON REVERSE, DATED 1965, VIII, WARSAW. 29 1/2″ X 37 1/2″. Estimate $500 – 1,000. Marion Antique Actions. 11/13/21. Sold $1,200
Obraz Romana Kochanowskiego, o którym niedawno pisałem, ze jest falsyfikatem, już zniknął z witryny niemieckiej firmy Karl und Faber, https://polishartcorner.com/2021/11/04/roman-kochanowski-1857-1945-32. Trzymał tam się dzielnie przez kilka dni aż chyba firma ta, pusząca się (sama) swoją reputacją została zmuszona do usunięcia z aukcji. Drobna to moja satysfakcja jak też czytelników.
Obecnie na aukcji w Niemczech pojawił się kolejny olej tego malarza, krajobraz jesienny z drzewami w polu oraz osobami pracującymi w oddali. Moim zdaniem, obraz powstał po 1910 roku, może w połowie tej dekady. Proszę zwrócić uwagę na ‘krajobraz’ pochmurnego nieba o którym poprzednio pisałem. Ci co interesują się pracami tego malarza niech przyjrzą się duktowi pędzla, malowaniem trawy, drobnych roślin a przede wszystkim drzewom z których każde ma swój indywidualny charakter, rzadko które jest proste a galęzie których malowane są długimi pociągnięciami pędzla ze szczeciny. Trudno to podrobić, praktycznie niemożliwe.
Obraz jest niemieckim domu aukcyjnym Schloss Ahden, trochę cygańskim, w którym zazwyczaj spotyka się wiele falsyfikatów polskiego malarstwa. Tak jest w tym przypadku bo obok prawdziwego Kochanowskiego jest falsyfikat zimowego pejzażu Juliana Fałata – obraz tak zły, że oglądając go czuję odłamiki szkła wiercące mi oczy.
Lot 1881. Roman Kochanowski (1856 Krakau – 1945 Freising). Impressionistische Landschaft bei München. Motiv- und stiltypisches Werk Kochanowskis, einem der besten polnischen Landschaftsmaler seiner Generation und letztem Repräsentanten der polnischen Kunstszene in München. Er studierte an den Akademien in Krakau und Wien; 1888 lernte er auf einer Paris-Reise die Werke von Jean-Baptiste Corot und der Schule von Barbizon kennen, die sein weiteres Schaffen beeinflussten. Kochanowski stellte ab 1877 aus und wurde mehrfach ausgezeichnet; Werke befinden sich in den Museen in Krakau, Warschau und Posen. Öl/Holzafel. L. u. sign.; 16,5 cm x 24,5 cm. Rahmen. Oil on panel. Signed. Opening 2,200 euro. Schloss Ahlden. 12/03-05/21. Sold 6,500 euro
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