Lesser Ury

Lesser Ury 1861 - 1931 Siegesallee mit Siegessäule im Herbst (Tiergartenallee mit Siegessäule). Um 1925. Pastel and pencil on cardboard. Signed in the lower left. 35 x 49.7 cm (13.7 x 19.5 in). [EH]. • An exceptionally atmospheric work in the masterful pastel technique that was so characteristic of Lesser Ury. • Ury, like no other, was the painter of metropolitan Berlin during the Golden Twenties, capturing its vibrant atmosphere in his street scenes. • His Berlin scenes are among the great masterpieces of German Impressionism. Accompanied by a confirmation of authenticity issued by Dr. Sibylle Groß, catalogue raisonné Lesser Ury, on April 6, 2011. PROVENANCE: Art dealer Luminita Dobrescu, Berlin (until 1984) Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin (acquired from art dealer Luminita Dobrescu in 1984) Kunstsalon Franke, Baden-Baden (documented in 1988) Private collection, Hamburg (1995–2011) Private collection, Northern Germany (acquired in 2011 from Grisebach). EXHIBITION: Das Automobil in der Kunst, 1886 - 1986, München Haus der Kunst, 1986, list of exhibits (supplement), no. 38. LITERATURE: Villa Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin, Auction 46, Selected Works, November 24, 1995, Lot 12. Villa Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin, Auction 185, May 28, 2011, no. 228, color ill. (Siegesallee with the Victory Column in Autumn, ca. 1925; sold). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 15.32 h +/- 20 min.

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