Online Catalogue with all Lots / Auction 159
From noble estates and bourgeois property.
Rare Books, Prints, and Classical art
Saturday, 25 April 2026 at 10:00 am - After sale
Lot 484 Hans Niehuus. Liegender, weiblicher Akt. …
Liegender, weiblicher Akt. Berlin, 1930. Aquarell auf Velin. 47,5 x 63,5 cm. Signiert und datiert, verso mit Vermerk. - An den Rändern mit dezenten Reiß- und Knickspuren, sowie im unteren Bereich mit einer horizontalen Knickfalte, verso atelierspurig und mit leichten Spuren ehemaliger Montierung. Insgesamt sehr gut. In frischem Kolorit gehaltene Komposition.
Art Déco - Akt
Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Das vorliegende Werk lässt sich kunsthistorisch dem Art déco zuordnen, in der die Darstellung stilisierter Frauenfiguren zentral ist. Der liegende weibliche Akt wird hier in einer entspannten Pose in geometrische Klarheit und ornamentalen Feinheit zugleich verbildlicht. Die Ausführung in Aquarell mit feinen Farbabstufungen und subtilen Schattierungen verstärkt die harmonische Komposition und betont Licht, Linie und Form in charakteristischer Weise.
Modern Literature and Art – Watercolour on laid paper. Signed and dated, with a note on the reverse. - Slight tears and creases along the edges, and a horizontal crease in the lower section, studio marks on the reverse and slight traces of former mounting. Overall very good. A composition rendered in fresh colours. - Art-historically, this work can be classified as Art Deco, a style in which the depiction of stylised female figures is central. The reclining female nude is depicted here in a relaxed pose, combining geometric clarity with ornamental delicacy. The watercolour execution, with its fine colour gradations and subtle shading, reinforces the harmonious composition and emphasises light, line and form in a characteristic manner.
Result: 280 €
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