53, Otto Modersohn
Otto Modersohn
1865 - 1943
Dunkle Moorlandschaft. 1939.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 61.5 x 85 cm (24.2 x 33.4 in).
The painting will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently in preparation under the inventory number “WV-OM-SW-1939, No. 131 Moorbild Wolken grau” (Moorland Painting, Gray Clouds). [MH].
• The artist is considered one of the leading figures of the Worpswede School.
• Atmospheric, nuanced landscape painting from the late work of what was probably the most important German landscape painter of his time.
• Until January 12, 2025, the Otto Modersohn Museum in Fischerhude presented a Otto Modersohn retrospective to mark the museum's 50th anniversary.
We are grateful to Mr. Rainer Noeres, Otto Modersohn Museum, Fischerhude, for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Koch-Westenhoff, Lübeck (1987).
Alfred Gies, Bremen.
Private collection, Bavaria.
In good condition. Overall slightly soiled. The lower edge is slightly rubbed. With a few minor retouches. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Otto Modersohn
1865 - 1943
Dunkle Moorlandschaft. 1939.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 61.5 x 85 cm (24.2 x 33.4 in).
The painting will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently in preparation under the inventory number “WV-OM-SW-1939, No. 131 Moorbild Wolken grau” (Moorland Painting, Gray Clouds). [MH].
• The artist is considered one of the leading figures of the Worpswede School.
• Atmospheric, nuanced landscape painting from the late work of what was probably the most important German landscape painter of his time.
• Until January 12, 2025, the Otto Modersohn Museum in Fischerhude presented a Otto Modersohn retrospective to mark the museum's 50th anniversary.
We are grateful to Mr. Rainer Noeres, Otto Modersohn Museum, Fischerhude, for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Koch-Westenhoff, Lübeck (1987).
Alfred Gies, Bremen.
Private collection, Bavaria.
In good condition. Overall slightly soiled. The lower edge is slightly rubbed. With a few minor retouches. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
