Lot no. 391
Max Kaus
Weisse Lilien
Öl auf Leinwand 101 x 80,5 cm Gerahmt. Unten rechts rot signiert 'MKaus' (ligiert). Rückseitig auf der Leinwand schwarz signiert und betitelt 'MAX KAUS Stilleben Weisse Lilien'. - Oberflächlich geringfügig verschmutzt. In den pastosen weißen Stellen mit leichtem Craquelé.
Nicht bei Schmitt-Wischmann/Kaus
Wir danken Sigrid Kaus, Berlin, für freundliche bestätigende Informationen.
Provenienz
Vom Vorbesitzer wohl direkt vom Künstler in den 1930er Jahren in Berlin erworben; seitdem in Familienbesitz, Bayern
Das raffiniert arrangierte Stillleben aus Vasen, Tüchern und Lilien strahlt mit seiner Ruhe und zurückhaltenden Farbigkeit eine fernöstlich-meditativ anmutende Stimmung aus. Die harmonischen Rundungen der Vasen, die beide mehrfach in Kaus' Stillleben dieser Zeit auftauchen, und der weiche Faltenwurf der Tücher stehen in Kontrast zu den spitzen, weit ausgreifenden Blättern und Blütenkelchen der Lilien. Der sanfte Farbakkord aus Hellgelb, Weiß, Grau, Beige und Rosé wird durch die tiefroten Akzente im unteren Bildteil belebt und geerdet.
Max Kaus
Weisse Lilien
Oil on canvas 101 x 80.5 cm Framed. Signed 'MKaus' (joined) in red lower right. Verso signed and titled 'MAX KAUS Stilleben Weisse Lilien' on the canvas. - Minor surface soiling. Light craquelure in the pastose white areas.
Not recorded by Schmitt-Wischmann/Kaus
We would like to thank Sigrid Kaus, Berlin, for kind confirmatory information.
Provenance
Presumably acquired directly from the artsit by the previous owner in the 1930s in Berlin; in family possession, Bavaria, since
This subtly arranged still life consisting of vases, textiles and lilies radiates a seemingly Far Eastern, meditative atmosphere with its tranquillity and its reserved colour scheme. The harmonious curves of the vases - both of which appear multiple times in Kaus's still lifes from this period - and the soft folds of the textiles stand in contrast to the pointed, projecting leaves and petals of the lilies. The gentle chromatic harmony of light yellow, white, grey, beige and rose is invigorated and grounded through the accents of deep red in the lower part of the picture.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Old paintings
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