Maria Mela Muter (1876 – 1967)

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Maria Mela Muter. Maternity at harvest time

Lot 37. Mela MUTER (Warsaw 1876 – Paris 1967). Maternity at harvest time. Circa 1925. Oil on panel 108 x 90 cm. Signed lower right “Muter”. On the back, Bargera gallery label and label with information “n°2232 Marie Mela Muter Woman with two children in the fields”. Provenance: Galerie Bargera, Cologne, Germany Ewa and Wojtek Fibak Collection, Acquired from them by the current owner in the 1990s (Swiss private collection). This work is another, more definitive version of the painting “Maternity, Mother and Child” reproduced in the catalog written by Mirosław Adam Supruniuk and Sławomir Majoch, Mela Muter, Peinture, Toruń, 2010, p.128. Estimate €60,000 – 80,000. Millon. 06/27/25. Sold €80,000

Aukcja Ecole de Paris w Millon przed przerwą wakacyjną. Zadziwia obecność aż pięciu prac Meli Muter, które sprzedał 25 lat Wojciech Fibak kolekcjonerowi ze Szwajcarii. Jedną z nich jest chyba najlepsza wersja Macierzyństa tej artystki. Na polskim rynku była inna wersja, bez proweniencji za to z kilomertrowym opisem, by po fiasku znaleźć się we Francji, dyskutowana na PAC: https://polishartcorner.com/2025/04/09/maria-mela-muter-1876-1967-35/ . Ostatni olej tutaj pokazany nie ma proweniencji i bardzo mi odbiega od pozostalych prac; niezdarne kreski na wodzie po lewej stronie stwarzają wrażenie mocnego spadku wody.

Mela Muter. Back nude

Lot 38. Mela MUTER (Warsaw 1876 – Paris 1967). Back nude. Circa 1922. Oil on canvas 92 x 65 cm. Signed upper left “Muter”. On the back of the stretcher, label “n°2226 Femme nue de dos”. Provenance: Ewa and Wojtek Fibak Collection. Acquired from them by the current owner in the 1990s (Swiss private collection). Estimate €40,000 – 60,000. Sold €100,000

Mela Muter. People from the artist’s studio in Avignon

Lot 39. Mela MUTER (Warsaw 1876 – Paris 1967). People from the artist’s studio in Avignon. Oil on canvas 100 x 73 cm. Signed upper left “Muter”. On the back of the canvas, label of Galerie Bargera and Galerie Gmurzynska. Provenance : Galerie Gmurzynska Galerie Bargera, Cologne, Germany Ewa and Wojtek Fibak Collection. Acquired from them by the current owner in the 1990s (Swiss private collection). This painting shows the same model as “Solitude”, from the Ewa and Wojtek Fibak collection, no. 19, and reproduced on p.12 of the catalog for the exhibition Mela Muter, Musée de Pont-Aven, October 2, 1993-January 2, 1994, Pont Aven. The painting appears to have been executed from his studio on the Rocher des Doms. The bird’s-eye view encompasses the group of people, the Rhône and Fort Saint-André in the distance on the other side of the river at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. Estimate €50,000 – 60,000. Sold €62,000

Mela Muter. Still life with books

Lot 40. Mela MUTER (Warsaw 1876 – Paris 1967). Still life with books 1914. Oil on canvas 90 x 80 cm. On the back of the stretcher, the label “12937 Mela muter 90 x 80 Still life with books”. On back of canvas, information in white chalk “Gault 2 740”. Provenance: Ewa and Wojtek Fibak Collection. Acquired from them by the current owner in the 1990s (Swiss private collection). Estimate €30,000 – 40,000. Sold €32,000

Mela Muter. Pot of tulipes

Lot 41. Mela MUTER (Warsaw 1876 – Paris 1967). Pot of tulips. Oil on panel 61 x 50 cm. Signed upper left “Muter”. On the back of the frame, the label “n°2231 Pot de tulipes. Provenance: Ewa and Wojtek Fibak Collection. Acquired from them by the current owner in the 1990s (Swiss private collection). Estimate €15,000 – 20,000. Sold €25,000

Mela Muter. Fishermen in the port of Collioure

Lot 69. Marie Mela MUTER (1876-1967). Fishermen in the port of Collioure. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, signature included 54 x 65 cm. Estimate €40,000 – 50,000. Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés. 06/20/25. Passed