Maria Melania Mutermilch (1876 – 1967)

Maria Melania Mutermilch. One of Mela Muter’s palettes

Lot 124. Mela Muter (Maria Melania Mutermilch), One of Mela Muter’s palettes. Oil on hand-sawn plywood. 46 x 55 cm. Signed ‘Muter’ in violet lower right. – Slightly warped, in original condition. Provenance: Artist’s estate; Galerie Bargera, Cologne (labelled on the reverse, therein numbered “21”); private collection, Rhineland. Estimate 4,000 euro. Lempertz. 06/07/23. Sold 4,000 euro

Dokończenie aukcji w Lempertz. Tym razem wydawałaoby sie, że mniejszego kalibru prace będą licytowane. Jednak obok akwarel oraz palety malarskiej, skromnie sprzedanych, duże zainteresowanie wzbudził niesygnowany lecz z udokumentowaną proweniencją olej przedstawiający portret mężczyzny – czyli nieznanego mi pana Hamona (54,000 euro).


Maria Melania Mutermilch. Porträt eines Mannes (Herr Hamon)

Lot 125. Mela Muter (Maria Melania Mutermilch), Porträt eines Mannes (Herr Hamon). Oil with sand on card, mounted on panel by the artist. 105 x 76 cm. Framed. Unsigned. With printed labels of Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne, verso, therein inscribed by hand with the artist, title, dimensions, and “Kat. Nr. 195”, also label of Galerie Bargera, Cologne, therein inscribed by hand with the artist and “Herr Hamon”. Provenance: Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne; Galerie Bargera, Cologne; Lempertz, Cologne, auction 950, Moderne Kunst, 5.12.2009, lot 991, private possession Rhineland. Estimate 20,000 – 30,000 euro. Lempertz. 06/07/23. Sold 54,000 euro


Maria Melania Mutermilch. Geschwister
Maria Melania Mutermilch. Porträt des Vaters der Künstlerin, Fabian

Lot 126. Mela Muter (Maria Melania Mutermilch), Geschwister. Verso: Porträt des Vaters der Künstlerin, Fabian. Watercolour and reed quill drawing on firm, ivory coloured laid paper. With a sepia drawing verso. 47 x 40 cm. Framed under glass. Signed ‘MUTER’ in ink lower left and signed and titled ‘Mon Père adoré Muter’ in ballpoint pen verso lower left. – With fresh colours. Two faint vertical creases. Provenance: Artist’s estate; Galerie Bargera, Cologne; private collection, Switzerland. Estimate 5,000 – 7,000 euro. Lempertz. 06/07/23. Sold 5,500 euro


Maria Melania Mutermilch. Südliche Landschaft

Lot 127. Mela Muter (Maria Melania Mutermilch), Südliche Landschaft. Watercolour and pencil drawing on cream handmade paper. 36 x 41.5 cm. Framed under glass. Unsigned. – Mounted on reverse of the margins in passe-partout. Provenance: Artist’s estate; Galerie Bargera, Cologne; private collection, Switzerland. Estimate 3,000 – 5,000 euro. Lempertz. 06/07/23. Sold 3,800 euro

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