PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION
HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
Da-Dandy
Details
HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
Da-Dandy
signed, dated and inscribed 'Da Dandy Hannah Höch 19.' (lower right)
photomontage on paper laid down on the artist's mount
sheet: 10 5⁄8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.2 cm.)
artist's mount: 11 1⁄8 x 8 ½ in. (28.4 x 21.5 cm.)
Executed in 1919
Da-Dandy
signed, dated and inscribed 'Da Dandy Hannah Höch 19.' (lower right)
photomontage on paper laid down on the artist's mount
sheet: 10 5⁄8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.2 cm.)
artist's mount: 11 1⁄8 x 8 ½ in. (28.4 x 21.5 cm.)
Executed in 1919
Provenance
Private collection, North Germany, by whom acquired from the artist via the intermediation of Galerie Meta Nierendorf, Berlin, by 1969, and thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Pierre, 'Le Futurisme et le Dadaïsme', in Histoire générale de la Peinture, vol. 20, Lausanne & Paris, 1966, pp. 80 & 174 (illustrated p. 69).
K.J. Steinorth, '"Film und Foto," Stuttgart 1929: Pioniere des Foto-Design’, in Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, vol. 46, Munich, October 1975, no. 10 (illustrated p. 33).
M. Lavin, Cut with the Kitchen Knife: The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Höch, New Haven & London, 1993, no. 22, pp. 14 & 37 (illustrated p. 40; with incorrect dimensions).
K.J. Steinorth, '"Film und Foto," Stuttgart 1929: Pioniere des Foto-Design’, in Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, vol. 46, Munich, October 1975, no. 10 (illustrated p. 33).
M. Lavin, Cut with the Kitchen Knife: The Weimar Photomontages of Hannah Höch, New Haven & London, 1993, no. 22, pp. 14 & 37 (illustrated p. 40; with incorrect dimensions).
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Interimtheaterplatz, Film und Foto, May - July 1929, no. 334, p. 63 (titled 'Der Dandy').
Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, DADA - Dokumente einer Bewegung, September - October 1958, no. 408, n.p. (titled 'Der Dandy').
Berlin, Galerie Meta Nierendorf, Hannah Höch, Bilder, Collagen, Aquarelle 1918-1961, May - June 1961, no. 13, n.p. (titled 'Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions).
Alpbach, Europäisches Forum, Dada bis heute, August - September 1965, no. 89, n.p. (titled 'Dada-Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt, September - October 1965; and Graz, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, October - November 1965.
Kassel, Kunstverein, Hannah Höch, Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Collagen, Gouachen, May - June 1969, no. 83, n.p. (titled 'Da-Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions).
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Hannah Höch: Collagen aus den Jahren 1916-1971, May - July 1971, no. 4, p. 74 (illustrated p. 28; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, October - November 1971.
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, Hannah Höch, Collages, Peintures, Aquarelles, Gouaches, Dessins, January - March 1976, no. 57, p. 84 (with incorrect dimensions and cataloguing); this exhibition later travelled to Berlin, Nationalgalerie, March - May 1976.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Malerei und Photographie im Dialog, von 1840 bis heute, May - July 1977, no. 661, pp. 283 & n.p. (illustrated p. 282; titled 'Dada-Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions).
Berlin, Neuen Nationalgalerie, Tendenzen der Zwanziger Jahre, August - October 1977, no. 3 / 607, p. 3 / 248 (illustrated p. 3 / 24; with incorrect dimensions).
London, Hayward Gallery, Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, January - March 1978, no. 4.48, p. 99 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
Paris, Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris-Berlin, rapports et contrastes, france-allemagne, 1900-1933, July - November 1978, no. 158, p. 7 (illustrated p. 166; with incorrect dimensions).
Tubingen, Kunsthalle, Hannah Höch, Fotomontagen, Gemälde, Aquarelle, February - March 1980, no. 5, p. 228 (illustrated on the cover; illustrated again p. 117; with incorrect dimensions).
Ingelheim am Rhein, 100 Jahre Kunst Deutschland 1885 - 1985, April - June 1985, p. 76 (illustrated p. 77; with incorrect dimensions).
London, Royal Academy of Arts, German Art in the 20th Century, Painting and Sculpture, 1905-1985, October - December 1985, no. 135, n.p. (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, February - April 1986.
Berlin, Berlinische Galerie, Stationen der Moderne, Die bedeutenden Kunstausstellungen des 20. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland, September 1988 - January 1989, no. 4 / 33, p. 180 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, Art in Berlin, 1815-1989, November 1989 - January 1990, no. 129, p. 214 & 251 (illustrated p. 214; titled 'DADA-Dandy' and with incorrect dimensions).
Hamburg, Kunsthalle, Im Blickfeld: George Grosz, John, der Frauenmörder, October - December 1993, fig. 37, pp. 46 & 53 (illustrated p. 47; with incorrect dimensions).
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, The Photomontages of Hannah Höch, October 1996 - February 1997, no. 6, pp. 8, 15, 22, 31 & 64 (illustrated p. 31; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to New York, The Museum of Modern Art, February - May 1997; and Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June - September 1997.
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, DADA, October 2005 - January 2006, no. 335, fig. 5, pp. 490, 492 & 574 (illustrated p. 493; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Washington, National Gallery of Art, February - May 2006, no. 114, p. 140 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions); and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, June - September 2006.
Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, DADA - Dokumente einer Bewegung, September - October 1958, no. 408, n.p. (titled 'Der Dandy').
Berlin, Galerie Meta Nierendorf, Hannah Höch, Bilder, Collagen, Aquarelle 1918-1961, May - June 1961, no. 13, n.p. (titled 'Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions).
Alpbach, Europäisches Forum, Dada bis heute, August - September 1965, no. 89, n.p. (titled 'Dada-Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt, September - October 1965; and Graz, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, October - November 1965.
Kassel, Kunstverein, Hannah Höch, Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Collagen, Gouachen, May - June 1969, no. 83, n.p. (titled 'Da-Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions).
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Hannah Höch: Collagen aus den Jahren 1916-1971, May - July 1971, no. 4, p. 74 (illustrated p. 28; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, October - November 1971.
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, Hannah Höch, Collages, Peintures, Aquarelles, Gouaches, Dessins, January - March 1976, no. 57, p. 84 (with incorrect dimensions and cataloguing); this exhibition later travelled to Berlin, Nationalgalerie, March - May 1976.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Malerei und Photographie im Dialog, von 1840 bis heute, May - July 1977, no. 661, pp. 283 & n.p. (illustrated p. 282; titled 'Dada-Dandy'; with incorrect dimensions).
Berlin, Neuen Nationalgalerie, Tendenzen der Zwanziger Jahre, August - October 1977, no. 3 / 607, p. 3 / 248 (illustrated p. 3 / 24; with incorrect dimensions).
London, Hayward Gallery, Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, January - March 1978, no. 4.48, p. 99 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
Paris, Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou, Paris-Berlin, rapports et contrastes, france-allemagne, 1900-1933, July - November 1978, no. 158, p. 7 (illustrated p. 166; with incorrect dimensions).
Tubingen, Kunsthalle, Hannah Höch, Fotomontagen, Gemälde, Aquarelle, February - March 1980, no. 5, p. 228 (illustrated on the cover; illustrated again p. 117; with incorrect dimensions).
Ingelheim am Rhein, 100 Jahre Kunst Deutschland 1885 - 1985, April - June 1985, p. 76 (illustrated p. 77; with incorrect dimensions).
London, Royal Academy of Arts, German Art in the 20th Century, Painting and Sculpture, 1905-1985, October - December 1985, no. 135, n.p. (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie, February - April 1986.
Berlin, Berlinische Galerie, Stationen der Moderne, Die bedeutenden Kunstausstellungen des 20. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland, September 1988 - January 1989, no. 4 / 33, p. 180 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, Art in Berlin, 1815-1989, November 1989 - January 1990, no. 129, p. 214 & 251 (illustrated p. 214; titled 'DADA-Dandy' and with incorrect dimensions).
Hamburg, Kunsthalle, Im Blickfeld: George Grosz, John, der Frauenmörder, October - December 1993, fig. 37, pp. 46 & 53 (illustrated p. 47; with incorrect dimensions).
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, The Photomontages of Hannah Höch, October 1996 - February 1997, no. 6, pp. 8, 15, 22, 31 & 64 (illustrated p. 31; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to New York, The Museum of Modern Art, February - May 1997; and Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June - September 1997.
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, DADA, October 2005 - January 2006, no. 335, fig. 5, pp. 490, 492 & 574 (illustrated p. 493; with incorrect dimensions); this exhibition later travelled to Washington, National Gallery of Art, February - May 2006, no. 114, p. 140 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions); and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, June - September 2006.
Further Details
Dr. Ralf Burmeister has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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