Otto Modersohn

Otto Modersohn 1865 - 1943 Im Frühling. 1906. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right. Once more signed and titled on the reverse of the stretcher, as well as inscribed by a hand other than the artist’s. 69.5 x 92.9 cm (27.3 x 36.5 in). [AH/CH]. • Atmospheric interplay of color and light in a generous format. • In the tradition of the Barbizon School, Modersohn places the effect of light at the center of his depiction. • A subtle testament to Modersohn’s search for simplicity and poetry in nature. • In 1889, Modersohn was one of the co-founders of the Worpswede artists’ colony. • Works by the artist are in renowned museum collections, including the LWL Museum of Art and Culture in Münster, the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal, and the Bremer Kunsthalle. We are grateful to Mr. Rainer Noeres of the Otto Modersohn Museum in Fischerhude for his kind expert advice. PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia. EXHIBITION: Worpsweder Künstler, Museum Osnabrück, Sept. 1–Oct. 1, 1907. Kunsthalle Bremen, Dec. 8, 1907–Jan. 5, 1908; Sächsischer Kunstverein, Dresden, Feb./March 1908, cat. no. 419. Frühjahrsausstellung des Westfälischen Kunstvereins, Landesmuseum Münster, May 15–June 1908, cat. no. 198. 2. Herbstausstellung Hannoverscher Künstler, Künstlerhaus Hanover, Oct. 25–Dec. 6, 1908, cat. no. 173. LITERATURE: Karl Schäfer, Aus der bremischen Kunsthalle, in: Bremer Nachrichten 165, no. 353, December 22, 1907, third sheet. “Modersohn displays ever-greater subtlety in his depiction of delicate moods. To name just a few of his delightful paintings: his ‘Bathing Children’ are pure idyll; ‘Autumn Evening’ is filled with melancholy; ‘In Spring’ is full of light and cheerfulness; and ‘Spring in the Moor’ and ‘Birch Trees by the Drain’ are vibrantly colored compositions capable of winning over even the harshest critics of Worpswede painting.” Karl Schaefer, Aus der bremischen Kunsthalle, in: Bremer Nachrichten 165 (1907), no. 353, Dec. 22, 1907, third sheet. Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 15.26 h +/- 20 min.

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