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WALTER SPIES (1895-1942)
Das Karussell (The Carousel)
Details
WALTER SPIES (1895-1942)
Das Karussell (The Carousel)
oil on canvas
80 x 105 cm. (31 1⁄2 x 41 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1922
Das Karussell (The Carousel)
oil on canvas
80 x 105 cm. (31 1⁄2 x 41 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1922
Provenance
Friedrich Bienert, Dresden, Germany (acquired directly from the artist)
Confiscated by the German Democratic Republic and deposited at the Stadtmuseum Dresden
Restituted to the heirs of Friedrich Bienert in 2003
Confiscated by the German Democratic Republic and deposited at the Stadtmuseum Dresden
Restituted to the heirs of Friedrich Bienert in 2003
Literature
C. Hoffmann, ‘Ein junger Maler: Walter Spies’, Das Kunstblatt, 1922 (illustrated, p. 352).
F. Roc, Nach-Expressionismus, Magischer Realismus: Probleme der neuesten europäischen Malerei, Munich, 1925 (mentioned, p. 129).
H. Rhodius, Schönheit und Reichtum des Lebens: Walter Spies (Maler und Musiker auf Bali 1895-1942), L.J.C. Boucher, The Hague, 1964 (illustrated, p. 55).
H. Rhodius, J. Darling, and J Stowell (ed.), Walter Spies and Balinese art, Amsterdam, 1980 (illustrated, p. 10).
F. Roc, Nach-Expressionismus, Magischer Realismus: Probleme der neuesten europäischen Malerei, Munich, 1925 (mentioned, p. 129).
H. Rhodius, Schönheit und Reichtum des Lebens: Walter Spies (Maler und Musiker auf Bali 1895-1942), L.J.C. Boucher, The Hague, 1964 (illustrated, p. 55).
H. Rhodius, J. Darling, and J Stowell (ed.), Walter Spies and Balinese art, Amsterdam, 1980 (illustrated, p. 10).
Exhibited
The Hague, Het Haags Gemeentemuseum, Walter Spies, July - August 1964 (mentionned, n.p.).
Dresden, Albertinum, Galerie Neue Meister, displayed from 1968 to 1986.
Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof - Contemporary Art National Gallery, Hello World. Revision einer Sammlung, 28 April - 26 August 2018.
Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, Die Kunst der Gesellschaft 1900–1945. Sammlung der Nationalgalerie, 22 August 2021 - 24 September 2023 ((illustrated, p. 69).
Dresden, Albertinum, Galerie Neue Meister, displayed from 1968 to 1986.
Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof - Contemporary Art National Gallery, Hello World. Revision einer Sammlung, 28 April - 26 August 2018.
Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, Die Kunst der Gesellschaft 1900–1945. Sammlung der Nationalgalerie, 22 August 2021 - 24 September 2023 ((illustrated, p. 69).
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