Thoma, Hans
(1839 Bernau - Karlsruhe 1924). Self-portrait V with squirrel. Etchi…

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Thoma, Hans (1839 Bernau - Karlsruhe 1924). Self-portrait V with squirrel. Etching on van Gelder Zonen 1919. 19.5 x 15.5, sheet 35.5 x 27 cm. Signed, with monogr. and date and inscr. "1839 Hans Thoma - 1919" i.d. plate. Reported, etchings 234, 3rd state. - W. Rd. burned through former mount R

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Thoma, Hans

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Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Hans Thoma, Two etchings "Landschaft mit Gewitter", etching in blue, 1917, image size approx. 12.5 x 15.7 cm and "Selbstbildnis IV mit Blume" (for his 80th birthday), etching in brown, 1919, image size approx. 24.5 x 16.5 cm, each signed in lead "Hans Thoma", minimally creased. Artist info: German painter and graphic artist. Painter and graphic artist (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe), initially trained as a lithographer and parlour painter in Basel and as a clock sign maker in Furtwangen, parallel self-taught painting and drawing studies, studied 1859-66 at the Karlsruhe art school under Ludwig Des Coudres and Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, then briefly in Basel and Düsseldorf, 1868 stay in Paris, influenced by Gustave Courbet and the Barbizon school, 1870-76 in Munich, 1874 first trip to Italy with a stay in Rome, from 1878 active in Frankfurt am Main, 1899-1901 in Kronberg and member of the Kronberg painters' colony, friendship and inspiration from Arnold Böcklin, Wilhelm Leibl, Wilhelm Steinhausen and Wilhelm Trübner, appointed professor in 1899, 1899-1920 director of the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, source: Thieme-Becker and Internet.

Starting price 250 EUR

H. THOMA (1839-1924), Bacchic scene, around 1900, Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe): Bacchic scene with putti and woman riding a billy goat, c. 1900, Lithography Technique: Lithography on Paper, mounted on Cardboard Date: c. 1900 Description: Bacchic scene with decorative frame Literature: Not included in: Beringer, Joseph August: Hans Thoma. Griffelkunst; Frankfurt am Main 1916. Keywords: Bacchus, young Bacchus, Bacchic procession, Dionysus, billy goat, cherub, seahorse, butterfly, cherub, 20th century, Modern, Mythology, Germany, Size: Paper: 28,2 cm x 32,5 cm (11,1 x 12,8 in), Depiction: 17,7 cm x 20,3 cm (7 x 8 in) Condition: Defective condition. The paper has discoloured slightly due to its age. Slightly stained around the margins. With restored vertical tear across the left side of the sheet. The sheet has been mounted on cardboard to stabilise the tear.

Estim. 16 000 - 32 000 EUR

Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe) Landscape on the Upper Rhine In the present painting from 1916, Thoma returned to a composition that he had already painted in 1903 as a "fantasy landscape" in an only slightly different version (see Henry Thode: "Thoma. Des Meisters Gemälde", 1909, ill. p. 375, there dated 1893). In a deep, spatial view, Thoma allows the viewer to see an Arcadian, ideal summer landscape of the Upper Rhine; the river, which meanders in soft curves into the background of the picture, is embedded in gentle hills, mountains and meadows, some of which are covered with trees and flowers. The intimate connection between man and nature is embodied by the small shepherd couple with their flock of sheep on a hill in the foreground. The harmony of the picture as a whole corresponds to the subtly nuanced, all-melting coloring in pastel shades of blue and green. Apart from the pair of shepherds, only a built-up river island, which can only be reached via a bridge, and the occasional, dimly recognizable piece of architecture hint at the existence of people. In this respect, this landscape is also an expression of Thomas' understanding of the sublimity of nature; it is intended to encourage the viewer to pause, to rediscover the magic of a pre-modern place of longing and to engage with it. Born in Bernau in the Black Forest as the son of a woodcutter, Thoma had to struggle for a long time for artistic recognition and material security. It was only by chance that his talent was recognized and Thoma was able to study with the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer at the Grand Ducal School of Art in Karlsruhe on a scholarship from 1859 to 1866. In 1868 he traveled to Paris, where he was particularly impressed by the works of Gustave Courbet and the Barbizon School. However, the large-format landscapes inspired by these works, which Thoma exhibited at the Karlsruhe Kunstverein at the time, were still rejected by the conservative art public. Undeterred, he continued on his artistic path and found fellow artists, living first in Munich from 1870 to 1876 and then in Frankfurt am Main for over 20 years. In 1890, Thoma's first major successful solo exhibition took place at the Munich Kunstverein and he joined the Munich Secession. In 1899, Thoma was appointed director of the Kunsthalle and professor at the art school in Karlsruhe. In 1909, while he was still alive, Thoma was given his own museum in the Karlsruhe Kunsthalle, at which time he was one of the most respected artists and favorite painters in Germany. Oil and tempera on canvas; r. and ligature monogr. "HTh" with date 1916. 50 cm x 78.5 cm. Frame. Oil and tempera on canvas. Monogrammed and dated 1916.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe) Landscape with plow Drypoint/chamois wove paper, 1897, signed, monogrammed and inscribed "XIII" in the plate. Wvz. Beringer 5. depiction 13.6 cm x 21.7 cm. Plate size 16.2 cm x 24.2 cm. Sheet approx. 34 cm x 45 cm. Frame. Etching with drypoint on wove paper, 1897. Hand-signed.

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