An Oasis of Peace and Quiet

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1 GALERIE HENZE & KETTERER & TRIEBOLD RIEHEN/BASEL Dr. Alexandra Henze Triebold Marc Triebold Wettsteinstrasse 4 - CH 4125 Riehen/Basel Tel. +41/61/ Fax: +41/61/ An Oasis of Peace and Quiet Figures reclining and resting from Expressionism to the present day 1 st September 2017 until 13 th January 2018 Galerie Henze & Ketterer & Triebold Riehen/ Basel Zweigstelle der Galerie Henze & Ketterer AG Wichtrach/ Bern Kunst von der klassischen Moderne bis in die Gegenwart Galerie - Kunsthandlung - Kunstbuchhandlung -Verlag - Archive Ausstellungen - Ankauf - Verkauf - Kommission - Schätzung Beratung bezüglich Dokumentation Echtheit Konservierung Versicherung Transport Konzeptionelle und organisatorische Betreuung von Kunstausstellungen und Kunstsammlungen Dienstag-Freitag Uhr - Samstag Uhr

2 GALERIE HENZE & KETTERER & TRIEBOLD RIEHEN/BASEL Dr. Alexandra Henze Triebold Marc Triebold Wettsteinstrasse 4 - CH 4125 Riehen/Basel Tel. +41/61/ Fax: +41/61/ An Oasis of Peace and Quiet Figures reclining and resting from Expressionism to the present day 1 st September 2017 until 13 th January 2018 Idealized representations of the dead, reclining as though at a feast, already decorated the sarcophagi of the Etruscans and, later, the Romans. Stylized depictions of the dead, lying in repose, are to be found on vases of the early geometrical art of the Greeks. Early examples of reclining figures in artistic representations that had nothing to do with the death cult are to be found in the bottom corners of ancient Greek tympani. Among the fragments of the ornamentation of the Parthenon of the Athens Acropolis, which have gone down in history as the Elgin marbles, are representations of a river-god and Dionysus in reclining positions. Numerous surviving legacies from classical Roman painting and sculpture depict people reclining at those Bacchanalian feasts that were so popular with the ancient Romans. Not to be forgotten here are the wonderful depictions that decorate the interiors of the houses of Pompeii submerged by the volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius. The Christian art that followed that of the Romans and the Greeks developed new forms of reclining and resting figures, these being primarily the births of Mary or Jesus, and also Mary in confinement after the birth of Jesus. The dead were also depicted, as in the Pietà or the Entombment of Christ. Dead warriors on the battlefield were also a widespread theme. The reclining figure in art did not become emancipated until the end of the 18 th century through such artists as Francisco de Goya with his two companion paintings Maja vestida ( Clothed Maja ) and Maja desnuda ( Nude Maja ), the name Maja not standing for a specific, identifiable person but rather for an attractive girl or young woman. Here Goya has finally broken with the tradition of the bashful, modestly dressed woman. It was an act that brought him before the Inquisition and cost him the title of Royal Court Painter. Until then naked bodies had been depicted only within the context of mythological, symbolic or religious themes, such as, for example, Venere di Urbino (Titian), Venere Rokeby or Venus at her Mirror (Velasquez). But things had now changed, and the autonomous depiction of reclining nudes was from now on to become a widespread subject matter in the pictorial arts. By the 19 th century more and more painters were depicting reclining nudes as odalisques, the painters Ingres and Boucher being only two of many examples. A further scandal was triggered by Eduard Manet in 1865 with the exhibiting of his Olympia at the Paris Salon. The depiction of a (known) prostitute looking straight into the eyes of the viewer was received with disgust by the members of the public. Both the subject matter and the artist's style of painting were criticized most harshly. Be that as it may, Manet's painting paved the way for the developments that were yet to be made in art, developments that we have witnessed during the last century right up until the present day. Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Emil Nolde, Otto Mueller and Christian Rohlfs followed in this tradition. With his wonderful woodcut Reclining Figure on Black Cloth, most probably produced on the island of Fehmarn, Erich Heckel created a nude depiction reduced to its very essentials against a background of the typically round pebbles of the beaches of Fehmarn. 2

3 The young woman in black-and-white is lying on a black cloth, with arms and legs drawn up, against the said background of light brown pebbles and some green vegetation. The interior details consist merely of a few weak, curved lines that had fortuitously escaped the cutting and gouging process. As is so often observed with the artists of Die Brücke, one has the impression that the woodcut depicts a sculpture rather than a living person. The outlines of the figure are stylized and sharp-edged. The woodcut by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Reclining Nude, dating from roughly the same time, differs from Heckel's woodcut inasmuch as the interior details are somewhat more prominent and the almost continuous, double outlines give depth to the figure. Here the model is posing slightly more permissively in an interior surrounded by what look like sculptures or masks. Here, too, the model is reclining on a black cloth, but one that is decoratively patterned. Karl Hartung's sculptures and drawings represent reclining figures in a diversity of positions: with heads reduced to a stump, but bodies all the more detailed in shape, his sculptures of reclining figures are viewable with equal effect from all sides. One can walk around them without their losing any of their visual dynamic. His works on paper, too, manifest interior details that convey a strong impression of depth. Likewise sculptured in the round are the works of the husband-andwife team Kubach-Wilmsen, which have to be presented in a reclining position, especially in the case of the books of the series Ikarus, which have all fallen flat on their opened pages. The stone for these sculptures was specially sought after and the effect is so realistic that one feels tempted to pick the books up and place them back in their shelf. s paint-tube figures, cardboard-and-gauze figures and bronze figures are all presented in reclining positions. In fact there is no alternative, for the paint-tube figure, which serves as the basis for all Brodwolf's figures, has no means of holding itself upright. It has no base on which it can stand. Thus we find them together with other found objects as assemblages, or as papier-mâché versions in relief collages or in boxes, or cast in the round in bronze or as relief figures rising out of a fissured ground. Inspired by Caravaggio and Mantegna are the works of the contemporary artist Giovanni Manfredini depicting the reclining Christ. To this end he has details from the works of the great masters of the past photographically reproduced and then alienates and reworks them by subtly overlaying them with a pencil drawing. His series Forse mai, o forse in Paradiso includes an alienation of the famous Cristo in scurto ( The Lamentation of the Dead Christ ) by Mantegna, a foreshortened depiction of Christ viewed from the feet. Manfredini has superimposed a pencil drawing like a veil - with the feet likewise pointing towards the viewer. There is certainly something poetical about this work: it is as though the artist has gently breathed his drawing onto the photographic reproduction of Mantegna's painting of the body of the Dead Christ. Reclining, resting, sleeping and dead figures have populated the art of the past centuries right up until the present day. The reclining figure has been a widespread motif in the history of western art, from the ancient Greeks and Romans through to the contemporary artists of our own day. Indeed, the subject matter cannot but inspire the artist to celebrate the human body in its very essence, in its eternal being. Dr.Alexandra Henze Triebold (Translation by John Brogden) For further information on our gallery s programme and activities please visit our website: 3

4 Elvira Bach Langweilen Verlagern Belagern. Resin on canvas x 230 cm. Signed, dated and titled on the verso of the canvas: «LANGWEILEN VERLAGERN BELAGERN Elvira Bach 1988». Obj. Id: Kubach-Kropp Stein für das Licht. Black Swedish Granite x 49 x 13 cm Obj. Id: Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen Liegender Jüngling. Bronze Henze 275. Height: 15 cm. Length: 26 cm. Exemplar # 1 of 2. Obj. Id:

5 Anna und Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen Steinbrief Brasilien. Rose quartz marble x 23 x 2 cm. Obj. Id: George Grosz Lesende. Pencil circa On chamois semiboard. 49 x 39,5 cm. With the estate stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Anna und Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen Ikarus Brasilien. Dark blue Granite x 54 x 8 cm. Obj. Id:

6 Anna und Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen Ikarus Guatemala. Green Serpentine x 24 x 14 cm. Obj. Id: Anna und Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen Ikarus mit Goldadern. La Spezia marble x 32 x 23 cm. Obj. Id: Anna und Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen Blauer Ikarus. Brasilian Granite x 28 x 20 cm. Obj. Id:

7 Erich Heckel Ruhende. Lithography Dube L 216 II (von II). On handmade paper. Print 17/100. Signed and dated on the lower right, numbered on the lower left. 26,6 x 21,7 cm on 45,2 x 35,0 cm. Obj. Id: Erich Heckel Schlafende. Woodcut Dube H 187. On solid Japan paper. One of a few prints of the artist. Signed and dated on the lower right. 27 x 37 on 34,8 x 44,2 cm. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegendes Mädchen. Coloured chalk circa On vellum. 42 x 36,5 cm. With the estate stamp on the lower right. Verso: "Akt am Waschtub auf afrikanischem Hocker", chalk circa 1910, signed. Obj. Id:

8 Otto Mueller Mädchen auf dem Kanapee. Lithography Karsch 146 II. On light grey paper. Signed on the lower right and numbered "VIII/XXX" on the lower left. 28,8 x 39,5 on 43,5 x 56 cm. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegende. Black chalk On satined paper. 35,5 x 53 cm. Verso: "Badende am Ofen", Pencil With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Christian Rohlfs Weiblicher Akt liegend. Watercolour Not in Vogt. On paper. Monogrammed and dated on the lower right. 49,7 x 64,5 cm. Labelled with pencil "weibl. Akt liegend No 36 / Lange" on the verso. Obj. Id: Karl Hartung Liegende mit über dem Kopf verschränkten Armen. Bronze circa 1948/49. Krause 411. One of exemplars. Height: 32 cm. Width: 78 cm. With stamps underneath. Obj. Id:

9 Karl Hartung Liegende mit erhobenem Haupt. Bronze circa Krause 405. One of exemplars. Height: 30 cm. Width: 45 cm. With stamps underneath. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Große nackte Liegende. Etching Dube R 605. One of three previously known prints of the artist. On solid etching board. 24,5 x 34,2 on 32,5 x 50 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegende Frau auf Sofa. Woodcut Dube H 556 II. On chamois imitating paper. One of 9 previously known prints of the artist. Titled on the lower left. 30,3 x 42,5 on 36,5 x 47 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegende Frau auf Sofa. Watercolour over black chalk circa On chamois semi board. 34 x 50 cm. Titled and dated "Liegende Frau auf Sopha 27" as well as with the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id:

10 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegender Akt. Black chalk x 44 cm. Obj. Id: Anna und Wolfgang Kubach-Wilmsen Weisse Steinzeitung. Carrara marble x 67 x 44 cm Obj. Id:

11 Robert Klümpen Ohne Titel (Träumer). Acrylic on nettle x 195 cm Obj. Id: Figur I. Bronze Unique piece. 65 x 110 x 80 cm. Obj. Id:

12 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Drei Akte im Walde. Colour woodcut Dube H 637. Sample print of only the Yellow- and Green-plate. On chamois China paper. One of circa 27 previously known prints of the artist. Paper size: 52 x 62 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Drei Akte im Walde. Colour woodcut Dube H 637 e 1. On ripped chamois Japan-handmade paper. Print in Black, Red, Light- and Dark-Green, Ocher, Orange and Yellow. One of circa 27 previously known prints of the artist. 35,5 x 50 on 42,5 x 61 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Skizze zu Gemälde "Akte im Wald". Chalk On satined chamois paper of a Sketchbook sheet with red cut and rounded corners. 20,8 x 29,6 cm. Verso "Springender weiblicher Akt", pencil circa 1933 as well as with the estate-stamp. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Entwürfe zu "Akte im Wald". Black chalk circa On satined chamois semiboard. 50,5 x 36 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id:

13 Karl Hartung Liegende nach Links mit erhobenem Arm (Liegende plastisch). Charcoal circa On waxed vellum paper. Signed on the lower right. 43 x 61 cm. Obj. Id: Karl Hartung Liegende und sitzende Figur (Paar). Watercolour in Black over body paint On chamois board. Signed and dated on the lower right. 35 x 43 cm. Obj. Id: Karl Hartung Liegende nach Links (Liegende). Charcoal circa On waxed vellum paper. Signed on the lower right. 61 x 86,5 cm Obj. Id: Karl Hartung Zwei Frauen am Meer (Zwei Liegende). Charcoal On waxed chamois vellum paper. Signed and dated on the lower right. 43 x 61 cm. Obj. Id:

14 Salomé Schwimmer. Resin on canvas pieces artwork (I, II, III, IV and VI) Each signed and dated in Blue on the lower right. Each 50 x 90 cm mounted on stretcher, total dimensions 50 x 450 cm. Each signed, dated and titled in red on the canvas on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Der Masseur. Atelierszene mit Holzplastiken. Pencil circa On satined light brown paper. 27 x 33 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id:

15 Figurengruppe. Mixed media On book end paper of an old reproduction. Signed, dated and labelled 'Vezia' on the lower paper margin. 31 x 21,5 cm. Obj. Id: Staffelei mit Mädchen. Pencil and material collage 1969/1972. On cream coloured vellum paper, mounted on a basis. Signed, dated on the top in the middle and titled on the bottom in the middle of the basis. Within an object frame. 81 x 62 x 7,5 cm. Obj. Id: Rohrbogen. Object Across a brass tube arch reclining tube figure. 13 x 12 x 20 cm. Obj. Id:

16 Zwei Liegende II. Figure panel Holeczek-Blume 360. Paper mache, gauze, dyed with brick dust. Signed and dated «1975/76» on the left in the middle. 100 x 150 x 9 cm. Obj. Id: Drei verschlungene Figuren. Bronze Exemplars / artist s exemplar 0/3. 19 x 39 x 14 cm. Obj. Id: Paar. Bronze Exemplars. artist s exemplar signed. 39 x 10 x 17 cm. Obj. Id:

17 Figuren-Entfaltung (Bewegungsablauf). Three Figure panels Textile, chalk sludges, paper. Dated on the bottom of the lowest panel on the left and signed on the right. 91 x 51 x 5 cm. Obj. Id: Ewige Ruhestätte. Miniature Colour paste, paper figure, wax. On a old book end paper. Signed, dated, titled and labelled «Miniatur» on the top, labelled «Papierfigur aus den 80er Jahren» on the bottom. 23,5 x. 30 cm. Obj. Id: Liegende Figur unter nächtlichem Himmel. Miniature Colour paste, wax. On semiboard. Titled on the bottom. Labelled and signed «Miniatur Brodwolf 2000 Tubenfigur aus den 70er Jahren» on the top. 20,8 x 29,5 cm. Obj. Id:

18 Klee-Zyklus III. One of 24 collages Collage of paper figures and asphalt tincture on heliotype out of Will Grohmann, Paul Klee - Handzeichnungen II , 27,5 x 22 cm within a frame 51 x 45 cm. Obj. Id: Klee-Zyklus III. One of 24 collages Collage of paper figures and asphalt tincture on heliotype out of Will Grohmann, Paul Klee - Handzeichnungen II , 27,5 x 22 cm within a frame 51 x 45 cm. Obj. Id: Erscheinung. Relief picture in glazed wooden frame Gauze, wadding, wax, latex, colour pigments, twine, pencil, on paper. Signed and dated «Brodwolf 2009» on the wooden frame on the bottom right with black pen. 43 x 48 x 10 cm Obj. Id: Bildhauer mit seinen Modellen. Relief picture in glazed wooden frame Gauze, wax, board, latex, aluminum, colour pigments, wax, on paper. Signed and dated «Brodwolf 2009» on the wooden frame on the bottom left with black pen. 43 x 48 x 10 cm. Labelled with pencil on the verso «Brodwolf, Kandern. Muster für weitere Bestellung von Bild und Objektkästen in gleicher Ausführung, aber andere Masse» Obj. Id:

19 Paar im Boot. Object with tube figures in glazed wooden frame Book cover, leather, linen, board, Tube figures, colour pigments, pencil. Signed and dated on the book cover on the lower right with pencil «Brodwolf 2009» and labelled on the lower left with pencil «Paar im Boot»; Labelled, signed and dated on the bottom at the wooden frame with pencil «Paar im Boot, Brodwolf, 2009»; 43 x 60 x 8,5 cm Obj. Id: Weberschiffchen. Object sculpture Tube figure with light textile on weaver shuttle. 7 x 37 x 5 cm. Obj. Id: Die Flut. Bronze sculpture /3. Signed. 16 x 44 x 33 cm Obj. Id: Die Flut IV. Bronze sculpture Exemplar 2/3. 20 x 46 x 34 cm. 8,5 kg. Obj. Id:

20 Die Flut VI. Cast iron Unique piece (lost form). 20 x 48 x 32 cm, 11,5 kg. Obj. Id: Die Flut III. Bronze sculpture One of 3 exemplars. 26 x 43 x 39 cm. 10 kg. Obj. Id: Ohne Titel. Bronze. Unique piece x 47 x 35 cm. Obj. Id: Die Flut VII. Bronze Unique piece (lost form). 13,5 x 48 x 38 cm. 10 kg. Obj. Id:

21 Erich Heckel Liegende auf schwarzem Tuch. Colour woodcut Dube H 220. One of 4 previously known prints of the artist. On solid vellum. Signed and dated "12" on the lower right. 27,7 x 42,4 on 40,5 x 50 cm. Labelled by another hand "M. Koch" with pencil on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegender Akt. Woodcut Dube H 184. On Japan handmade paper. One of 2 previously known prints. Signed and labelled "Handdruck" on the lower right. 20 x 27,8 on 35,5 x 44 cm. With the estate-stamp and the stamp "Unverkäuflich E L Kirchner" on the verso. Obj. Id:

22 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Brustbild eines liegenden Aktes (Dodo). Woodcut Dube H 177 I. On solid copper printing board, mounted on a underlayment cardboard of the artist. One of 6 previously known prints of the artist. Labelled on the underlayment cardboard by the artist with the Schiefler-number "167" with ink. 29,5 x 18,9 on 33,6 x 23,4 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegende Erna im Tub mit angezogenen Beinen. Pen and ink drawing On satined chamois paper. 34 x 46 cm. With the estate-stamp on the verso. Obj. Id: Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen Symposion des Plato II, Teilnehmer mit schlafendem Knaben. Bronze Henze 484. Height: 14,5-15 cm. Width: 28,5-29 cm. Depth: 16 cm. Labelled: BMO 20. V. 68. Exemplar # 1 of 3. Obj. Id: Erich Heckel Szene im Wald - Akte in der Waldlichtung. Lithography Dube L 153. On chamois copper printing cardboard. One of circa 70 prints of the artist. Signed and dated on the lower right. 27,6 x 34 on 40 x 53,7 cm. Obj. Id:

23 Theo Eble Mädchen (Schlafende). Pencil drawing circa On chamois handmade paper. 70 x 49 cm. Obj. Id: Erich Heckel Lesende. Pen and grey ink On paper. Monogrammed and dated on the lower right with ink as well as signed again with pencil. 38 x 52 cm. Mounted on cardboard and assembled on passepartout (47 x 63 cm). Obj. Id: Erich Heckel Schlafende. Woodcut Dube H 330 B. On chamois vellum. Print of the edition. Signed on the lower right and numbered "123/150" on the lower left paper margin. 36,7 x 26,9 on 52,8 x 37,8 cm. Obj. Id: Erich Heckel Die Tote. Woodcut Dube H 247 II B. On vellum with the blind stamp "Die Schaffenden". Signed and dated "Erich Heckel 19" on the lower right with Pencil. 24,6 x 29,1 cm on 41 x 27,8 cm. Obj. Id:

24 Giovanni Manfredini Forse mai, o forse in paradiso (Mantegna). Pencil On photographic reproduction on paper. 40 x 21 cm Obj. Id: Giovanni Manfredini Forse mai, o forse in paradiso (Caravaggio). Pencil On photographic reproduction on paper. 40 x 21 cm Obj. Id: Giovanni Manfredini Caravaggio. Mixed media on wood x 60 cm. Signed, dated and titled on the verso, as well as with a label of the Fondazione Citta di Cremona, Obj. Id:

25 Emil Nolde Akt mit wippenden Beinen. Etching Schiefler-Mosel R 096. On heavy vellum paper. One of at least 15 prints. Signed on the lower right and titled by Ada Nolde in the lower middle. 30,6 x 47,4 on 45,5 x 61 cm. Obj. Id: Theo Eble Liegender weiblicher Akt (Skizze). Pencil On chamois coloured solid paper. 24 x 39,2 cm. Signed and dated on the lower right. Obj. Id:

26 Felsklippe. Bronze. Unique piece x 42 x 29 cm Obj. Id: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Liegende Bauern. Black chalk On light drawing paper. 43,7 x 57,2 cm. Verso: "Badende in Wellen" black chalk 1912 as well as with the estate-stamp. Obj. Id: Hans Purrmann Totenmaske des Künstlers. Gypsum #1 of 3 casts. 25 x 18 cm. Obj. Id: Not for sale Robert Klümpen Ohne Titel (Schläfer). Acrylic On paper. 50 x 70 cm Obj. Id: All listed artworks (except one) are for sale. For information on prices or further information please feel free to contact us. 26

27 Galerie Henze & Ketterer & Triebold Riehen/ Basel Zweigstelle der Galerie Henze & Ketterer AG Wichtrach/ Bern Kunst von der klassischen Moderne bis in die Gegenwart Galerie - Kunsthandlung - Kunstbuchhandlung -Verlag - Archive Ausstellungen - Ankauf - Verkauf - Kommission - Schätzung Beratung bezüglich Dokumentation Echtheit Konservierung Versicherung Transport Konzeptionelle und organisatorische Betreuung von Kunstausstellungen und Kunstsammlungen Dienstag-Freitag Uhr - Samstag Uhr 27