At the Courland Spit
Oskar Gawell (Chawlodno 1888 - Wien 1955)
Lot-No. 432
Starting Bid: 600 €
Around 1935. Watercolour. 15,5 x 24,5 cm. Unframed. Lower right monogrammed OG, on the mat signed O. Gawell. Mounted to the mat. - Provenance: From the artist’s studio prior to 1945; from the collection of the seller’s mother, who was a friend of the artist; thence by descent - An Austrian painter of Polish origin. G. studied at the academies in Breslau and Weimar under Lovis Corinth, among others, and became friends with Oskar Kokoschka and Marc Chagall. Starting in the 1920s, he painted repeatedly on the Curonian Spit, but also undertook study trips to the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, and Spain. In 1926, he received the Dürer Prize from the City of Nuremberg; the following year, he exhibited alongside Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. He contributed to the Secession exhibition in Berlin until 1937; in 1941, he moved to Vienna, where he became a professor in 1949. His lyrical landscapes and figures follow in the tradition of the 'Brücke' school of painting, though they are more restrained in color. Mus.: Berlin (Nat. Gall.), Vienna (Albertina), Hamburg, Darmstadt (Mathildenhöhe), Prague. Lit.: AKL, Vollmer a. others.
Oskar Gawell: At the Courland Spit
Oskar Gawell (Chawlodno 1888 - Wien 1955)
At the Courland Spit
Lot-No. 432
Starting Bid: 600 €
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| Date: | Around 1935 |
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| Technique: | Watercolour |
| Dimensions: | 15,5 x 24,5 cm |
| Frame: | Unframed |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower right monogrammed OG, on the mat signed O. Gawell |
| Condition: | Mounted to the mat |
| Provenance: | From the artist’s studio prior to 1945; from the collection of the seller’s mother, who was a friend of the artist; thence by descent |
Vita:
An Austrian painter of Polish origin. G. studied at the academies in Breslau and Weimar under Lovis Corinth, among others, and became friends with Oskar Kokoschka and Marc Chagall. Starting in the 1920s, he painted repeatedly on the Curonian Spit, but also undertook study trips to the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, and Spain. In 1926, he received the Dürer Prize from the City of Nuremberg; the following year, he exhibited alongside Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. He contributed to the Secession exhibition in Berlin until 1937; in 1941, he moved to Vienna, where he became a professor in 1949. His lyrical landscapes and figures follow in the tradition of the 'Brücke' school of painting, though they are more restrained in color. Mus.: Berlin (Nat. Gall.), Vienna (Albertina), Hamburg, Darmstadt (Mathildenhöhe), Prague. Lit.: AKL, Vollmer a. others.
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