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Karl Stauffer-Bern Liegender weiblicher Akt Bleistift. 36 x 54 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Signiert und datiert unten rechts: 5. Febr. 83 KStrB. Gutachten Prof. Helmut Börsch-Supan, Berlin 18.6.2019 Carl Stauffer-Bern war eine besonders enigmatische und in diesem Sinne moderne Künstlerpersönlichkeit des späten 19. Jahrhunderts, die zwischen hohem Anspruch und Selbstzweifel sowie verschiedenen Neuanfängen und Gattungen - als Maler, Radierer, Bildhauer, Dichter - gewechselt und gelitten hat. Die wohl glücklichste Zeit seines Lebens waren die frühen 80er Jahre, als er im Mittelpunkt des Berliner Künstlerlebens stand und die Hochachtung der besten Künstler seiner Zeit genoss. In dieser Zeit entstand unser liegenden Akt. Es stellt das Modell Wally dar, welches Stauffer-Bern nur wenige Tage zuvor auch auf einem Blatt mit seinem Selbstbildnis gezeichnet hatte (C. Metz: Karl Stauffer-Bern und die Photographie, Ausstellungskatalog Bern 1978/79, S. 10). Auf beiden Zeichnungen ist der Kopf mit dem dunklen kurzen Haar Ausganspunkt der Darstellung und Anziehungspunkt für die Aufmerksamkeit des Betrachters. Allerdings ist der Akt unseres großformatigen Blattes in seiner erotischen Ausstrahlung intensiver. Während Kopf und Schambereich mit großer Präzision wiedergegeben werden, verflüchtigen sich die Extremitäten in einem auffälligen „non finito“. Stauffer-Bern gewichtet auch hier durch Betonen und Weglassen und erreicht damit den psychologischen Tiefgang, für den er zu Lebzeiten so gerühmt wurde und der seine Werke bis heute so interessant macht.Karl Stauffer-Bern A Recumbent Female Nude Pencil. 36 x 54 cm. Framed under glass. Signed and dated lower right: 5. Febr. 83 KStrB. Expertise Prof. Helmut Börsch-Supan, Berlin 18.6.2019 Carl Stauffer Bern was a highly enigmatic and in this sense modern artistic personality of the late 19th century. Driven by his own high expectations and sense of self doubt, he constantly fluctuated between numerous genres, initiating various new beginnings as a painter, engraver, sculptor, and poet, and suffering for it. The early 1880s were probably the happiest time in his life, as he was at the high point of his career as a painter in Berlin and enjoyed the respect of the most accomplished artists of his generation. The present nude was painted during this time. It is thought to depict his model Wally, who Stauffer-Bern had sketched together with a self portrait just days before (C. Metz: Karl Stauffer-Bern und die Photographie, Ausstellungskatalog Bern 1978/79, p. 10). Her head with its short, dark hair forms the centre of both compositions, immediately drawing the observer's attention. However, a more noticable aura of eroticism emanates from the nude in this painting. Whilst the head and pubic area are depicted in great detail, the extremities seem to dissapate into a deliberate “non finito”. With this skilful interplay of greater and lesser emphasis, Stauffer-Bern achieves the psychological depth for which he was renowned throughout his lifetime, and which gives his works their magnetic appeal into the present day. - - - 24.00 % buyer's premium on the hammer price (20.00 % on the part of the hammer price exceeding 400,001 EUR) 19.00 % VAT on buyer's premium and other charges; not indicated and not reclaimable; VAT margin scheme
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