Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Part I: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures
Monday, 25 November 2024, 06:00 pm

Theo van Doesburg, Composition

Lot 9

Theo van Doesburg, 1883-1931 (NL)

Composition, approx. 1920

Coloured glass in lead frame, in wooden light box.
H 628 mm W 603 mm D 133 mm. Glass painting: H 360 mm W 390 mm.

Provenance:
Richard Paul Lohse, Zurich;
Estate Johanna Lohse James, Zurich.

Exhibition:
Aargauer Kunsthaus Aarau, Equilibre, 26 September - 14 November 1993 (verso with label).

Literature:
Exhibition catalogue. Equilibre - Gleichgewicht, Äquivalenz und Harmonie in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau 1993, No. XV.

Annotation:

Van Doesburg created this glass composition as a window design for the house of Dutch architect Jan Wils.

CHF8'000 / 12'000
EUR8'500 / 12'700
USD9'300 / 14'000

Hammer Price: CHF 95'000