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A LIFE OF COLLECTING: WORKS FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
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Details
HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
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signed with the artist's initials 'H.H.' (lower right)
photomontage and paper collage on paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ in. (24.7 x 17.2 cm.)
artist's mount: 18 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (47.5 x 31.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1955
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signed with the artist's initials 'H.H.' (lower right)
photomontage and paper collage on paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 9 ¾ x 6 ¾ in. (24.7 x 17.2 cm.)
artist's mount: 18 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (47.5 x 31.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1955
Provenance
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, until at least 1971.
Galleria Schwarz, Milan (no. 5192), by 1973.
Anonymous sale, Finarte, Milan, 21 May 1992, lot 165.
Private collection, Turin, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Galleria Schwarz, Milan (no. 5192), by 1973.
Anonymous sale, Finarte, Milan, 21 May 1992, lot 165.
Private collection, Turin, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Hannah Höch, January 1966, no. 40, n.p. (with incorrect dimensions).
Kassel, Kunstverein, Hannah Höch: Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Collagen, Gouachen, May - June 1969, no. 121, n.p..
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Hannah Höch: Collagen aus den Jahren 1916-1971, May - July 1971, no. 115, p. 79; this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, October - November 1971.
Leverkusen, Städtisches Museum, Medium Fotografie, Fotoarbeiten bildender Künstler von 1910 bis 1973, May - August 1973, p. 51.
Kassel, Kunstverein, Hannah Höch: Ölbilder, Aquarelle, Collagen, Gouachen, May - June 1969, no. 121, n.p..
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Hannah Höch: Collagen aus den Jahren 1916-1971, May - July 1971, no. 115, p. 79; this exhibition later travelled to Dusseldorf, Städtische Kunsthalle, October - November 1971.
Leverkusen, Städtisches Museum, Medium Fotografie, Fotoarbeiten bildender Künstler von 1910 bis 1973, May - August 1973, p. 51.
Further details
Dr. Ralf Burmeister has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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