Duft

Details

HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
Duft
signed with initials and dated 'H.H.37.' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'Hannah Höch 37. Berlin.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (80 x 70 cm.)
Painted in 1937

Provenance

The artist's estate, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Literature

E. Maurer, Hannah Höch, Jenseits fester Grenzen Das malerische Werk bis 1945, Berlin, 1995, no. 70, p. 257 (illustrated).
M. Makela & P. Boswell (eds.), The Photomontages of Hannah Höch, exh. cat., Walker Art Center, Minneapolos, 1997, p. 132 (illustrated fig. 1).

Exhibited

Gotha, Museen der Stadt Gotha, Hannah Höch, August - November 1993, no. 114, p. 190 (illustrated p. 83). Apolda, Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde, Hannah Höch. Flora Vitalis, July - September 2017, no. 60, pp. 80 & 143 (illustrated p. 81).

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Post Lot Text

Dr. Ralf Burmeister has confirmed the authenticity of this work.