Lot #1187: ERICH BUCHHOLZ - Nicht objektive Zusammensetzung - Gouache and ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Erich Buchholz (German, 1891-1972).
Title: "Nicht objektive Zusammensetzung [non-objective composition]".
Medium: Gouache and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1921.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 x 6 5/16 in. (203 x 160 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed with the monogram/initials in pencil, lower right recto; collector ink stamps, verso. Painted on cream wove paper. Overall very good to fine condition; a few scattered fox marks verso, not visible recto; jagged top edge, the sheet probably removed from a sketchbook. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): We found a sale of a very comparable work to our example: "Schwarz Rot Gold," watercolor and ink on paper, 11” x 7 1/8,” 1921, sold for $4,557 (€3,416) including premium at Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 04/23/2010, lot #352. Buchholz was a German artist in painting and printmaking. He was a central figure in the development of non-objective art in Berlin between 1918 and 1924. Image copyright © Erich Buchholz / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany. [30212-1-2400]