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Weidende Pferde III (Grazing horses III), 1910
oil on canvas
61 x 92.5 cm (24.02 x 36.42 in)
paintings
Unique artwork
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Sales of this Artwork
| Image | Sale date | Title | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 5, 2008 | Weidende Pferde III (Grazing horses III) | Sotheby's | London | Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale | 13 | $****** - ****** | $****** |
Artwork description
Category
paintings
Dimensions
61 x 92.5 cm (24.02 x 36.42 in)
Materials
oil on canvas
Provenance
Carl Ferdinand Holzrichter, Barmen (by June-July 1911)
Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf (acquired from the above in 1924
deaccessioned as 'degenerate art' in January 1937)
(probably) Alex Vömel (acquired from the above in 1937)
Carl Ferdinand Holzrichter, Barmen (probably acquired from the above in 1937)
Carl Neumann, Wuppertal (acquired from the above probably in 1937
until at least 1955)
Wolfgang Wittrock Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf Acquired from the above by the present owners in March 1990
Exhibited
Munich, Moderne Galerie Heinrich Thannhauser, Franz Marc - Pierre Girieud, 1911, no. 20 (titled Weidende Pferde); Munich, Glaspalast, Neue Sezession, Franz Marc, Gedächtnisausstellung, 1916, no. 57 (titled Streitende Pferde); Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Franz Marc. Gedächtnisausstellung, 1936, no. 20 (titled Pferde auf der Weide II); Munich, Haus der Kunst, München und die Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. Der Blaue Reiter. Der Weg von 1908-1914, 1949, no. 220, illustrated in the catalog (titled Weidende Pferde, Rote Pferde); Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum & Brussels, Palais voor schone Kunsten, Franz Marc, 1955, no. 7, illustrated in the catalog (as dating from 1911); Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Franz Marc, 1963, no. 67 (incorrectly titled Weidende Pferde I)
Literature
Alois J. Schardt, Franz Marc, Berlin, 1936, no. I-1910-13, illustrated p. 78 (titled Weidende Pferde II); Klaus Lankheit (ed.), Franz Marc, Berlin, 1950, illustrated p. 21 (titled Weidende Pferde II); Klaus Lankheit, Franz Marc - Katalog der Werke, Cologne, 1970, no. 128, illustrated Klaus Lankheit, Franz Marc. Sein Leben und seine Kunst, Cologne, 1976, mentioned pp. 69-70 Christian von Holst (ed.), Franz Marc. Pferde (exhibition catalogue), Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2000, no. 31, illustrated pl. 214; illustrated in colour pl. 59 Annegret Hoberg & Isabelle Jansen, Franz Marc: The Complete Works, London, 2004, vol. I, no. 122, illustrated in color p. 134 Annegret Hoberg & Helmut Friedel, Franz Marc. Die Retrospektive (exhibition catalogue), Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, 2005, illustrated in color p. 33