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August Macke (1887-1914)

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August Macke (1887-1914)
Stelldichein im Walde
with the Nachlass stamp, numbered '190' (on the reverse); with again the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'A.Vr.259' (on the backboard)
watercolour on tracing paper
10 5/8 x 12¾ in. (27 x 31.8 cm.)
Executed in 1912

The artist's estate.
Private collection, Germany, by 1957.
Alexander Vömel, Düsseldorf, by 1970.

Specialist note

Gustav Vriesen originally identified the present lot as a preparatory drawing for a ceramic design, yet according to Ursula Heiderich, Stelldichein im Walde could be a drawing for the design of a shawl.