Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right. 60 x 72.5 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. - Longing and inspiration: created during Hans Purrmann's last summer on Ischia. - In 1960 and 1962, the painting was part of comprehensive solo exhibitions, including the largest to date at the Kunstverein Hanover and, short after, a retrospective at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. - It has been part of a private collection in Rhineland-Palatinate for almost 50 years. - 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 467. LITERATURE: Christian Lenz, Felix Billeter, Hans Purrmann. Die Gemälde II. 1935-1966. Catalogue raisonné, Munich 2004, p. 257, catalog no. 1958/06 (illustrated in color). - Erhard Göpel, Summer on Ischia, Frankfurt am Main 1961 (illustrated on the cover and on illu. no. 12).
Der Maler Hans Purrmann. Ölgemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen und Graphik von 1898-1960, Kunstverein Hanover, October 16-November 20, 1960, cat. no. 151 (illustrated in black-and-white under the title “Hafen, Ischia”). Hans Purrmann, Haus der Kunst, Munich, March 23-May 20, 1962, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, June 2-July 29, 1962, cat. no. 104 (illustrated in color, plate VI, with the exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher). Hans Purrmann. Zum 100. Geburtstag, Museum Langenargen, April 20-September 30, 1980, p. 118 (with full-page illustration and the title “Hafen mit Segelboot,” erroneously dated “1957”)
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
Atmospheric workk in vibrant colors, in good condition. A few tiny stains. Strong colors, slightly glossy varnish. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right. 60 x 72.5 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. - Longing and inspiration: created during Hans Purrmann's last summer on Ischia. - In 1960 and 1962, the painting was part of comprehensive solo exhibitions, including the largest to date at the Kunstverein Hanover and, short after, a retrospective at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. - It has been part of a private collection in Rhineland-Palatinate for almost 50 years. - 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 467. LITERATURE: Christian Lenz, Felix Billeter, Hans Purrmann. Die Gemälde II. 1935-1966. Catalogue raisonné, Munich 2004, p. 257, catalog no. 1958/06 (illustrated in color). - Erhard Göpel, Summer on Ischia, Frankfurt am Main 1961 (illustrated on the cover and on illu. no. 12).
Der Maler Hans Purrmann. Ölgemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen und Graphik von 1898-1960, Kunstverein Hanover, October 16-November 20, 1960, cat. no. 151 (illustrated in black-and-white under the title “Hafen, Ischia”). Hans Purrmann, Haus der Kunst, Munich, March 23-May 20, 1962, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, June 2-July 29, 1962, cat. no. 104 (illustrated in color, plate VI, with the exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher). Hans Purrmann. Zum 100. Geburtstag, Museum Langenargen, April 20-September 30, 1980, p. 118 (with full-page illustration and the title “Hafen mit Segelboot,” erroneously dated “1957”)
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
Atmospheric workk in vibrant colors, in good condition. A few tiny stains. Strong colors, slightly glossy varnish. The condition report was compiled in daylight and with the help of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Hans Purrmann 
