Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right. 50.7 x 61 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.
- Throughout his life, Hans Purrmann had close ties to Italy, where he found an inexhaustible source of inspiration. - In the year the painting was created, the artist traveled to Nice and Vence at the invitation of Henri Matisse, before spending the summer in Sorrento. - In 1960, the painting was included in the most comprehensive solo exhibition of Purrmann's work to date at the Kunstverein Hannover. - In 1955, Purrmann participated in documenta I in Kassel. - His colorful depictions of Italy are the artist's most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
The work is registered at the Hans Purrmann Archiv under the number 103.
LITERATURE: Christian Lenz, Felix Billeter, Hans Purrmann. Die Gemälde II. 1935-1966. Catalogue raisonné, Munich 2004, p. 257, catalog no. 1951/08 (illustrated in color).

Der Maler Hans Purrmann. Ölgemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen und Graphik von 1898-1960, Kunstverein Hanover, October 16-November 20, 1960, p. 61, cat. no. 108 (with title “Sorrento”)

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

Atmospheric depiction with intense colors and in very good condition. The varnish is slightly glossy. The upper part of the artist's original frame is missing. The condition report was compiled in daylight with a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.