A Historic Collection Few collectors in Breslau during the early 1900s had a passion for connoisseurship, collecting and the visual arts equal to Ismar Littmann, who amassed more than 6,000 works of art with visions for a public installation of the collection. Todd Weyman, Director of Prints & Drawings, recounts the family’s collecting history in an introductory essay for the catalogue.
Significant works by Lyonel Feininger , Erich Heckel , Paul Klee , Käthe Kollwitz , Otto Mueller and Max Pechstein make this a standout selection of 160 prints, paintings and drawings.
Otto Mueller
Lot 110: Otto Mueller, Nackte in Landschaft, watercolor, ink & pencil, circa 1920s. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.Lot 112: Otto Mueller, Lagernde Zigeunerfamilie mit Ziege, color lithograph, 1926-27. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.Lot 111: Otto Mueller, Zwei Zigeunerinnen (Zigeunermutter mit Tochter), color lithograph with gouache, 1926-27. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000.
Käthe Kollwitz
Lot 66: Käthe Kollwitz, Figuren Studien, charcoal, double-sided, circa 1905. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.Lot 74: Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis von vorn, woodcut, 1922-23. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Max Pechstein
Lot 93: Max Pechstein, Sommer I, woodcut with watercolor, 1912. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.Lot 102: Max Pechstein, Reisebilder: Italien–Sudsee, portfolio with complete text & 50 lithographs, 1919. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000.
Significant & Scarce Prints
Lot 119: Erich Heckel, Liegende, color woodcut, 1913. Estimate $5,000 to $8,000.Lot 149: Lyonel Feininger, Die Grüne Brücke, etching, 1910-11. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.Lot 150: Paul Klee, Die Hexe mit dem Kamm, lithograph, 1922. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.Lot 127: Louis Marcoussis, Le Comptoir, etching, aquatint and drypoint, 1921. Estimate $5,000 to $8,000.
Original Works
Lot 125: Nicolas Ghika, Intérieur avec chevalet d’artiste, oil on canvas, circa 1920s. Estimate $50,000 to $80,000.Lot 17: Lesser Ury, Allee im Tiergarten, Berlin, color pastels, circa 1920. Estimate $50,000 to $80,000.Lot 14: Paula Modersohn-Becker, Das Kalb , oil on canvas, circa 1900-05. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.Lot 157: Paul Kleinschmidt, Landschaft, watercolor and pencil, 1938. Estimate $3,000 to $5,000.Lot 151: Otakar Kubín, Paysage avec Ferme, oil on canvas, circa 1920. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
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