Nude III, Seated from the Front (Marta) | Akt III, sitzend von vorne (Marta)
PECHSTEIN, Hermann Max (1881-1955)

HERMANN MAX PECHSTEIN 1881-1955

Zwickau 1881 – 1955 Berlin (German)

Title: Nude III, Seated from the Front (Marta) | Akt III, sitzend von vorne (Marta), 1932

Technique: Signed and Dated Gouache, Tempera and Watercolour on Paper laid on Canvas

Size: 70.7 x 54.3 cm. / 27.8 x 21.4 in.

Additional Information: This gouache, tempera and watercolour painting is signed and dated by the artist “HMP’31” [Hermann Max Pechstein 1932] in the lower right image.

It was painted in 1932 and depicts the artist’s second wife, Martha

Provenance:

Wöhlert collection, Berlin (acquired from the artist, 1946)

Sotheby’s, London, 30 November 1994, lot 198.

Private collection, Wiesbaden (acquired at the above sale).

Karl & Faber, Munich, 29th November 2007, lot 1482. (sold for €68,750)

Private collection, Hamburg.

Christie’s, London, 24 June 2009, lot 292.

This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by Julia Pechstein dated 29.02.2024. The work is recorded in the archives with the number 2024 02 09 01.

Condition: Very good condition. The work has been varnished. There are fine lines of craquelure visible under close inspection of the gouache elements. There is a soft, unobtrusive abrasion in the subject’s hair. Laid to canvas, as described, in 1955.