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Auktionshaus Wendl

3156 - THÖNY, Wilhelm(1888 Graz - 1949 New York)

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THÖNY, Wilhelm(1888 Graz - 1949 New York) Aussicht vom Fenster mit Blick auf Notre Dame - Paris Federzeichnung. Rechts unten signiert. Passepartoutausschnitt 21,5 x 26,5 cm. Gerahmt & hinter Glas: 50 x 60,5 cm. Zeichnung als Grußkarte an einen unbekannten Doktor, rechts oben betitelt "Aussicht vom Fenster", Ortsbezeichnung Paris und datiert 30. XII. (19)34". Mit kleinem Text "Sehr verehrter Herr Doktor! Die allerbesten Glückwünsche Ihnen und Ihrer sehr verehrten Gattin! Ihr stehts ergebener W. Thöny". Der Künstler siedelte bereits 1931 aus Graz nach Paris, blieb aber vor allem mit jüdischen Intellektuellen und anderen emigrierten Intellektuellen in Kontakt. In dieser Zeit entstanden mehrere Zeichnungen und Aquarelle mit Stadtansichten aus Paris, die er mit Grüßen versehen an seinen Freundeskreis versendete. Auch diese Karte ist in diesem Kontext zum Jahreswechsel 1934/35 zu verstehen. Hinter Glas montiert und verklebt, mittig zwei Knickfalten, leicht gebräunt, Rahmen leicht bestoßen. Österreichischer Maler und Zeichner, Studium an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in München unter Gabriel von Hackl und Angelo Jank, ab 1913 Mitglied Münchner Neuen Sezession, dort Freundschaften unter anderem mit Alfred Kubin, 1923 Gründungsmitglied und erster Präsident der Grazer Sezession, bedeutender österreichischer Künstler der Zwischenkriegsjahre, ab 1931 in Paris, 1938 Emigration nach New York, 1948 Verlust seines Ateliers mitsamt seines Werkes bei einem Brand. Literatur: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Aufrufzeit 31. | Okt. 2026 | voraussichtlich 11:07 Uhr (CET) THÖNY, Wilhelm(1888 Graz – 1949 New York) View from the window overlooking Notre Dame - Paris Pen-and-ink drawing. Signed lower right. Mat board cutout 21.5 x 26.5 cm. Framed & under glass: 50 x 60.5 cm. Drawing as a greeting card to an unknown doctor, titled “View from the Window” in the upper right, with the location “Paris” and dated “December 30, (19)34.” With a short inscription: “Dear Doctor! My very best wishes to you and your esteemed wife! Yours sincerely, W. Thöny.” The artist had already moved from Graz to Paris in 1931, but remained in contact primarily with Jewish intellectuals and other émigré intellectuals. During this period, he created several drawings and watercolors depicting cityscapes of Paris, which he sent to his circle of friends with greetings. This card, too, should be understood in this context around the turn of the year 1934/35. Mounted and glued behind glass, two creases in the center, slightly browned, frame slightly chipped. Austrian painter and draftsman; studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Gabriel von Hackl and Angelo Jank; member of the Munich New Secession from 1913, where he befriended Alfred Kubin, among others; in 1923, a founding member and first president of the Graz Secession; a significant Austrian artist of the interwar years; lived in Paris from 1931; emigrated to New York in 1938; lost his studio and his entire body of work in a fire in 1948. Bibliography: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Call time: Oct. 31, 2026 | estimated time: 11:07 a.m. (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

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WENDL Tag 4/4: Gemälde, Gemälde modern, Grafik, Grafik modern
Saturday, October 31
10:00 AM
August-Bebel-Str. 4
07407 Rudolstadt, Germany

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