141 - MOLZAHN, JOHANNES

MOLZAHN, JOHANNES 1892 Duisburg–1965 Munich Title: Untitled. Date: 1916. Technique: Watercolor on paper. Dimensions: 44 x 30.5 cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower left: JohMolzahn 1916. Frame: Standard frame. Provenance: - Ostermann-Droste Estate, Münster - Private collection, Rhineland - Alexander Stradmann Art Gallery, Meerbusch - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - An early example of his compositions of color and form moving within infinite space - A work characterized by particularly vivid colors and a striking contrast between warm and cool tones - Molzahn’s oeuvre is exemplary of the avant-garde of the early 20th century - Beginning in 1917, Molzahn began exhibiting at Herwarth Walden’s famous “Der Sturm” gallery Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Domestic: 32.77 euros plus 6.23 euros VAT EU: 50.42 euros plus 9.58 euros VAT Third country: 277.32 euros plus 52.69 euros VAT Additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to a total invoice amount of 25,000 euros: max. 41.65 euros For a total invoice amount exceeding 25,000 euros: 1.8 per thousand USA: by individual arrangement after the auction. #Johannes Molzahn #Expressionism #Abstraction #Germany #Modern Art #1910s #Modern Art. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obligated to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price toward this fee.