Alfred Kubin * (Leitmeritz 1877–1959 Zwickledt) Seltsame Fahrt / Strange Ride, around 1900, signed, A Kubin, blindstamp Gauss, ink, charcoal, watercolour with splatter technique on paper, 20.5 x 24.9 cm, framed Published: Alfred Kubin 1877–1959, Frühe Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, exh. cat. Galerie Ariadne, Vienna, 1973–1974, no. 27 Tobias G. Natter, Die Sammlung Eisenberger, Vienna, 1998, p. 107 Provenance: Collection Gauss Galerie Ariadne, Vienna Jenö Eisenberger, Vienna im Kinsky, 2 March 2010, lot 38 “The so-called pessimism, all the scorn, hatred, contempt and disgust are only a facade, a masquerade. At a deeper level, I saw the wonder that horror is glorious, that the abyss is eternally alluring, full of myriad riddles of endless delight, exuberance and riches.” Alfred Kubin 1921