0439
Karl Sterrer*
(Wien 1885 - 1972 Wien)
„Geburt der Venus“
1912
oil on canvas; framed
69 x 55 cm
signed, dated and titled on the upper right: K Sterrer 1912 / Geburt der Venus
inscribed on the reverse on the canvas: Geburt der Venus / Capri Sterrer
collection label on the reverse Dr. Josef Weese
Provenance
collection Franz Hauer (1867-1914);
1919 to Bertha Hauer;
collection Dr. Josef Weese, no. 135 (label on the reverse);
collection Rudolf Schmutz (1933-2017), Vienna
Exhibition
1913 Vienna, Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs, Kollektivausstellung, Karl Sterrer, no. 36
Literature
Franz Planer, Karl Sterrer, in: Österreichs Illustrierte Zeitung. Kunst-Revue, issue 12, December 1913, p. 351-352;
Stadtmuseum Bruneck/Museo Civico di Brunico (ed.), Hinter der Wirklichkeit/Oltre La Realtà. Österreichische und Italienische Symbolisten im Dialog/Simbolisti italiani ed austriaci in dialogo (exhibition catalogue, Stadtmuseum Bruneck/Museo Civico di Brunico, Bruneck 11.07.-19.10.2008), Bruneck 2008, p. 72;
Christian Bauer (ed.), Franz Hauer - Selfmademan und Kunstsammler der Gegenwart (exhibition catalogue, Landesgalerie Niederösterreich, 26 May 2019-16 February 2020, Krems an der Donau 2019/2020), Munich 2019, no. 173, p. 286 (with coloured ill.)
The work will be included in the Karl Sterrer catalogue raisonné currently in preparation.
We are grateful to Prof. Josef Seiter for his kind assistance in the cataloguing process.
Reserve Price: € 2.500 +fees +if applicable Droit de Suite
The same fees apply for bids at the reserve price as during the auction and a knockdown can take place immediately after processing.Estimate: € 2.500 - 5.000