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MAX BECKMANN (1884-1950)
Nachtstilleben mit Sonnenblumen
signed, dated and inscribed 'Beckmann A.43' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 5/8 x 17 5/8 in. (85.3 x 44.6 cm.)
Painted in Amsterdam in 1943
Provenance
Galerie Karl Buchholz Berlin, by whom acquired directly from the artist on 27 May 1943.
Private collection, Düsseldorf, by 1943.
Anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 28 June 1988, lot 196.
Richard Feigen Gallery, New York (no. 18172-C), by whom acquired at the above sale.
Private collection, Canada, by whom acquired from the above.
Robin Garton & Co., Devizes, Wiltshire.
Acquired from the above by the present owners in August 1999.
Literature
The artist’s diary, 16 December 1942 (titled 'Tisch mit Büchern').
The artist’s diary, 11 January 1943.
The artist’s diary, 19 January 1943.
E. & B. Göpel, Max Beckmann Katalog der Gemälde, vol. I, Bern, 1976, no. 627, p. 378 (illustrated vol. II, pl. 224).
K. Schick & H. Gassner, eds., Max Beckmann The Still Lifes, exh. cat., Kunsthalle, Hamburg, 2014, p. 21 (illustrated fig. 18).
A. Tiedemann, Max Beckmann - Die Gemälde, Ahlen, 2021, no. 627, p. 41.
A. Tiedemann, Werkverzeichnis Max Beckmann - Die Gemälde, Ahlen, 2021, no. 627 (accessed 2023).
Exhibited
Cologne, 1. Westdeutsche Kunstmesse, Kunst von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert, March 1970.
Special Notice
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.