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Straßenbiegung. 1909.
Woodcut.
Schapire H 26. Signed and dated as well as inscribed "gedr. 1913" and "1328". On brownish wove paper. 34.6 x 43.3 cm (13.6 x 17 in). Sheet: 44,4 x 63,3 cm (17,4 x 24,9 in).
[SM].
• From the "Brücke" heyday.
• The work shows the corner of Löbtauer and Roßthaler-Straße in Dresden.
• Made during what Gerhard Wietek called the "woodcut year" 1909, when exeptional paper works were made.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich.
Corporate Collection Ahlers AG, Herford (acquired from the above in 1973).
EXHIBITION: Schwarz auf Weiß. Druck-Graphik im Wandel der Zeit von Rembrandt bis Dieter Roth, Foundation Ahlers Pro Arte / Kestner Pro Arte, Hanover, September 28, 2013 - January 05, 2014.
LITERATURE: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 10th auction, November 27, 1973, lot 1133.
In good condition. Minimally browned and with small brown spots in the upper and lower edges. Paper with small squeezes due to the technique. Small crease in the upper left corner.
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