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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE BRUNO HERLITZKA
Lot 11AR

MAX PECHSTEIN
(1881-1955)
Dorfstraße

Amended
28 February 2019, 17:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £35,000 inc. premium

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MAX PECHSTEIN (1881-1955)

Dorfstraße
signed and dated 'HMPechstein 1920' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and pencil on card
41.6 x 53cm (16 3/8 x 20 7/8in).
Executed in the summer of 1920 in Nida, Lithuania

Footnotes

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Herr Alexander Pechstein.

Provenance
Bruno Herlitzka Collection, Rome.
Private collection, Rome (by descent from the above).

The present work depicts the village of Nida, Lithuania. Between 1909 and 1939 Max Pechstein visited this place near the Ostsee on several occasions during the summer months. He considered this place to be a painter's paradise, and found inspiration in the beautiful surroundings.

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Please note that the correct dimensions for this lot are 51.6 x 72cm (20 1/3 x 28 1/3in).

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