Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings
Tuesday, 23 May 2000, 08:00 pm
Lot 6
Johannes Itten, 1888-1967 (CH)
Sitting Male Nude, approx. 1919
Pencil on tracing paper.
H 365 mm W 270 mm.
(Frame). Signed. Inscribed: "Dr. Hans Tietze".
| CHF | 4'000 / 6'000 |
| EUR | 3'500 / 5'000 |
| USD | 4'300 / 6'500 |
Hammer Price: CHF 4'000
Annotation:
Provenance: Swiss private property.
Exhibitions:
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, München, 1971/72;
Kunstmuseum, Winterthur, 1971/72;
Kunstmuseum, Berne, 1972;
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Genève, 1972.
Literature:
Auction catalogue. Berne, Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1970. No. 571;
Schweizer Zeichnungen im 20. Jahrhundert. Zurich, SIK, 1971. No. 106. Page 86 (illustration);
Annelies Itten. Catalogue Raisonné Johannes Itten. Orell Füssli, Zürich 1972. No. 170 (illustration).