Oil on canvas. Signed in the bottom center. 38.5 x 46 cm. . [CH].
More works from the Max Niedermayer Collection, Limes-Verlag Wiesbaden, will be offered in the Evening Sale on June 6 and in the Day Sale on June 7, as well as in other auctions throughout the year.
- In the combination of the curved female body, the ornamental surroundings, and his painterly style, Purrmann creates a sensual composition. - Influenced by Cézanne and Modigliani, this nude was created during Purrmann's long stay in Florence, where he had been managing the German Artists' Foundation Villa Romana since 1935. - Female nudes by the artist from the 1930s and 40s can also be found in the collections of the Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, the Saarland Museum, the Saarland Cultural Heritage Foundation in Saarbrücken, and the Sprengel Museum in Hanover.
The work is registered in the Hans Purrmann Archive with the number 943..
LITERATURE: Christian Lenz, Felix Billeter, Hans Purrmann. Die Gemälde II. 1935-1966. Catalogue raisonné, Munich 2004, p. 74, cat. no. 1940/27 (illustrated in color).

Probably from a private collection in Switzerland. Dr. Max Niedermayer Collection (1905-1968), Wiesbaden. Estate of Dr. Max Niedermayer, Wiesbaden. Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 1978). In family ownership since then

Charming painting in good condition. The varnish is slightly shiny. Stretcher slightly pushing through to recto. There are some minor cracks and isolated areas of minimal craquelure. A few tiny dirt spots. Small pinholes on the left and right edges of the painting. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.