3084 - CUNO AMIET

CUNO AMIET (Solothurn 1868–1961 Oschwand) Still Life with a Cat. 1919. Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dated lower right: CA 19. Verso with dedication: To my dear godfather [...] Paul. 59.5 × 56 cm. Provenance: - Private collection of Eduard Gerber, Bern, acquired directly from the artist. - Passed down through the family to the current private collection. Exhibited: - Zurich 1920, Special Exhibition of Cuno Amiet, Kunstsalon Wolfsberg, April–May 1920, no. 57. - Basel 1921, Cuno Amiet, Kunsthalle Basel, March 28–April 24, 1921, no. 60. - Zurich 1922, Cuno Amiet, Kunsthaus Zürich, March 9–April 9, 1922, no. 58. - St. Gallen 1922, Cuno Amiet. Temporary Exhibition at the Kunstmuseum, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, April 30–May 28, 1922, no. 18. - Bern 1958, Cuno Amiet. Exhibition on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday, Kunsthalle Bern, March 29–May 4, 1958, no. 71 (verso with label). - Pont-Aven 1982, Cuno Amiet 1868–1961, Musée de Pont-Aven, June 26–September 11, 1982, no. 31, as “Nature morte avec fleurs et chat” (verso with label). - Olten 1988, Cuno Amiet. The Eduard Gerber Collection, Kunstmuseum Olten, March 19–May 8, 1988. - Thun 1988, Cuno Amiet. The Eduard Gerber Collection. Bern, Kunstmuseum Thun, June 23–July 24, 1988, no. 13, as “Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers and Cat” (on the reverse with label). - Bern 2011/12, Amiet. Joy of My Life. The Eduard Gerber Collection, Kunstmuseum Bern, August 19, 2011–January 15, 2012, no. 64, as “Still Life with Bouquet and Cat” (verso with label). - Trubschachen 2013, 19th Trubschachen Art Exhibition. Swiss Art from Segantini and Amiet to the Present, Trubschachen Cultural Association, June 29–July 21, 2013, no. 20. Bibliography: - Exhibition catalog Cuno Amiet, Zurich 1922, p. 11, no. 58, as “Still Life with Cat.” - Exhibition catalog Cuno Amiet 1868–1961, Pont-Aven 1982, p. 19, no. 31. - Peter Killer and Urs Zaugg: Cuno Amiet. A Passion. The Eduard Gerber Collection. Bern, Stäfa 1988, no. 13, as “Still Life with Bouquet and Cat” (with ill.). - Caroline Kesser: “Expressionism,” in: exhibition catalog *Expressionism*, Bern 2011, p. 59, as “Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers and Cat.” - Exhibition catalog *Amiet. “Joy of My Life.” The Eduard Gerber Collection*, Bern 2011/12, p. 94, no. 64 (with ill.). - Exhibition catalog 19th Trubschachen Art Exhibition. Swiss Art from Segantini and Amiet to the Present, Trubschachen 2013, p. 9, no. 20 (with ill.). - Franz Müller and Viola Radlach: Cuno Amiet. The Paintings 1883–1919, ed. Swiss Institute for Art Research, Zurich 2014, vol. II, p. 543, no. 1919.52 (with ill.).