Ludwig Meidner, Schrei vor Tage (Cry Before Daybreak)

Magic Realism and Beyond: Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Ludwig Meidner
1884 - 1966
Schrei vor Tage (Cry Before Daybreak)

Signed with the initials L.M. and dated 1920 (lower right)
Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
26 3/4 by 20 in. (68 by 51 cm)
Framed: 35 1/4 by 27 1/8 in. (89.5 by 69 cm)
Executed in 1920.

Condition Report:
The work is in very good condition. Executed on heavy cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged to a mount at several places along the upper edge and lower edge of its verso. There is a small loss to the lower right corner. There are artist's pinholes in the upper right and upper left corners, as well as one in the center of the upper edge. Some scattered media staining. There is some minor crazing in the black pigments in the lower right quadrant. The edges of the verso have been taped.

Provenance:
Kirste Collection, Recklinghausen
Marvin & Janet Fishman, Milwaukee (and sold: Karl & Faber, Munich, October 28, 2010, lot 81)
Acquired at the above sale