Lot: 356

Lothar Schreyer (1886-1966) (attr.)
Untitled (Abstract Composition), probably early 1920s

Oil, gold leaf, and pencil on canvas. 51.5 x 104 cm. Numbered typographically on an old paper label on the reverse: 0024; inscribed on the stretcher: Fräulein Paulsen 1085 (pencil). Framed and described as such.

From the estate of the Paulsen family, with whom Lothar Schreyer maintained close contact throughout his life (cf. Schreyer, Lothar: Erinnerungen an Sturm und Bauhaus. Was ist des Menschen Bild? [Memories of Sturm and Bauhaus. What is the Image of Man?], Munich 1956, p. 106).
An oil painting signed by Schreyer was also part of the same collection. Furthermore, the Paulsen family was in the personal circle of Herwarth Walden, the founder of the journal 'Der Sturm'.

Lothar Schreyer was a multifaceted figure of the historical avant-garde and is considered one of the important representatives of German Expressionism. As a painter, graphic artist, stage reformer, and writer, he moved within the circle of the Expressionist artists around the journal Der Sturm and developed a strongly spiritually influenced conception of imagery and theater. In the early 1920s, Schreyer worked at the Bauhaus in Weimar, where he headed the stage workshop and pursued his idea of a cultic-symbolic theater. Simultaneously, he created a distinctive body of graphic and painted work characterized by reduced forms, intense color contrasts, and a mystical-religious visual language. Schreyer's works combine Expressionist formal rigor with a metaphysical dimension and occupy a unique position within the art of classical modernism. His works are now represented in important public and private collections and are increasingly recognized as a significant contribution to the spiritual current of the European avant-garde.

Provenance:
From the estate of the Paulsen family, with whom Lothar Schreyer maintained close contact throughout his life (cf. Schreyer, Lothar: Erinnerungen an Sturm und Bauhaus. Was ist des Menschen Bild? [Memories of Sturm and Bauhaus. What is the Image of Man?], Munich 1956, p. 106).
An oil painting signed by Schreyer was also part of the same collection. Furthermore, the Paulsen family was in the personal circle of Herwarth Walden, the founder of the journal 'Der Sturm'.

Reserve price: 6,000 €