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Lot Essay
Dieses Werk von Adolf Dietrich zeichnet sich durch seine spannende Provenienz aus. Der deutsche Kunsthändler Herbert Tannenbaum (1892-1958) wurde auf den autodidaktischen Maler aus der Schweiz aufmerksam und vertrat diesen ab 1920. In seiner Galerie 'Das Kunsthaus' in Mannheim organisierte er Ausstellungen und trug damit massgeblich zur Verbreitung des Werks von Dietrich in Deutschland bei. Das vorliegende Gemälde gehörte einst dem bekannten Philosophen Martin Buber (1878-1965), der 1959 für den Friedensnobelpreis nominiert wurde. Er war mit seiner Familie bis zur Emigration nach Israel 1938 in Heppenheim in der Nähe von Mannheim wohnhaft. Zu dieser Zeit gelangte das Werk zum Ehepaar Martin und Paula Buber-Winkler und befindet sich seither durch Erbschaft in Familienbesitz.
This painting by Adolf Dietrich is remarkable because of its provenance. German art-dealer Herbert Tannenbaum’s (1892-1958) attention was drawn to this auto-didactic painter from Switzerland and he was his agent from 1920 onwards. By organizing exhibitions of his work in his gallery 'Das Kunsthaus' in Mannheim, Tannenbaum played a major role in making Dietrich’s work better known throughout Germany. The painting in question once belonged to the well-known philosopher Martin Buber (1878-1965), who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. Until his emigration to Israel in 1938, Buber lived together with his family in Heppenheim, near Mannheim. It was around this time that this work came into his and his wife Paula Buber-Winkler's possession, and it has been a part of the family’s inheritance ever since.
This painting by Adolf Dietrich is remarkable because of its provenance. German art-dealer Herbert Tannenbaum’s (1892-1958) attention was drawn to this auto-didactic painter from Switzerland and he was his agent from 1920 onwards. By organizing exhibitions of his work in his gallery 'Das Kunsthaus' in Mannheim, Tannenbaum played a major role in making Dietrich’s work better known throughout Germany. The painting in question once belonged to the well-known philosopher Martin Buber (1878-1965), who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. Until his emigration to Israel in 1938, Buber lived together with his family in Heppenheim, near Mannheim. It was around this time that this work came into his and his wife Paula Buber-Winkler's possession, and it has been a part of the family’s inheritance ever since.