Artist: Erich Buchholz (German, 1891-1972).
Title: "Konstruktion und saule III [a non-objective composition]".
Medium: Gouache and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1923.
Dimensions: Overall size: 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (349 x 240 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right recto; annotated 'VI' in pencil, upper right corner recto; signed and dated in pencil, verso; annotated with the title in pencil verso; collector ink stamps, verso. Painted on greyish cream wove paper. Very good to fine condition; a few scattered fox marks near the lower edge, recto; uneven top edge; scattered craquelure in white paint areas; else fine. 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): Buchholz was not a prolific painter so comparables are hard to find for any of his works. The closest we could find is “Komposition,” watercolor, pencil, and gold color on Japan paper, 15 3/4” x 14 5/8,” 1921, sold for $32,081 (€ 24,990) including premium at Grisebach, Berlin, November 28, 2008, lot #201. 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. [30214-2-16000]
