Willi Baumeister

Willi Baumeister 1889 - 1955 Landschaft mit rotem Bogen (Sommerfest). 1948. Oil and synthetic resin on hardboard. Signed and dated in the lower left. 59.7 x 80.7 cm (23.5 x 31.7 in). In the artist’s sketchbook, accompanied by a quick sketch from memory and the title “Landschaft mit rotem Bogen” [Landscape with a Red Arch]. [MH]. • From the peak period of Baumeister’s significant series of “Metaphysical Landscapes” (1944–1954), which is considered the highlight of his artistic output in the postwar years. • Through the use of synthetic resin, Baumeister achieves an impressive tactile surface effect that underscores the prehistoric character of his archaic-seeming repertoire of forms. • Part of a major German private collection for nearly 30 years. PROVENANCE: Paul Fries, Stuttgart/New York (1948, directly from the artist). Galerie Sander, Darmstadt (1997, Sotheby’s, London). Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (1997, acquired from the above, in the family’s possession ever since). LITERATURE: Peter Beye, Felicitas Baumeister, Willi Baumeister. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. II, Ostfildern 2002, CR no. 1414 (with ill.). -- Sotheby’s, London, auction June 26, 1997, lot 6 (with ill.). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 14.16 h +/- 20 min.

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