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Alfred Kubin *


(Leitmeritz 1877–1959 Zwickledt/OÖ)
“Haus Usher I”, c. 1909, monogrammed in the image AK and signed on sheet in pencil Kubin, twice titled, black ink pen over traces of black chalk on cadastral paper, 31.5 x 26 cm, framed

Provenance:
Sale, Bassenge, 24 April 2021, Lot 252
Gallery Le Claire, Hamburg
Private Collection, Germany

Literature:
Edgar Allan Poe, Das schwatzende Herz und andere Novellen, with 14 illustrations by Alfred Kubin, München, Leipzig, Georg Müller Verlag 1909, p. 31, full page ill.
Alfred Marks, Der Illustrator Alfred Kubin. Gesamtkatalog seiner Illustrationen und buchkünstlerischen Arbeiten, Munich 1977, p. 32, no. 70


In 1909, the first volume ‘The Chattering Heart and other novellas’ by Edgar Allan Poe was published by Georg Müller, followed by seven more volumes until 1920. Alfred Kubin was commissioned to illustrate these novellas. The present sheet ‘Haus Usher’ serves as the introduction to the story ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ The ominous fate that will unfold within the old walls is already reflected in this artistically outstanding depiction of the house, embodying all its eerie drama.

Expert: Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann
+43-1-515 60-765

marianne.hussl-hoermann@dorotheum.at

19.11.2024 - 18:00

Dosažená cena: **
EUR 10.594,-
Odhadní cena:
EUR 4.000,- do EUR 6.000,-

Alfred Kubin *


(Leitmeritz 1877–1959 Zwickledt/OÖ)
“Haus Usher I”, c. 1909, monogrammed in the image AK and signed on sheet in pencil Kubin, twice titled, black ink pen over traces of black chalk on cadastral paper, 31.5 x 26 cm, framed

Provenance:
Sale, Bassenge, 24 April 2021, Lot 252
Gallery Le Claire, Hamburg
Private Collection, Germany

Literature:
Edgar Allan Poe, Das schwatzende Herz und andere Novellen, with 14 illustrations by Alfred Kubin, München, Leipzig, Georg Müller Verlag 1909, p. 31, full page ill.
Alfred Marks, Der Illustrator Alfred Kubin. Gesamtkatalog seiner Illustrationen und buchkünstlerischen Arbeiten, Munich 1977, p. 32, no. 70


In 1909, the first volume ‘The Chattering Heart and other novellas’ by Edgar Allan Poe was published by Georg Müller, followed by seven more volumes until 1920. Alfred Kubin was commissioned to illustrate these novellas. The present sheet ‘Haus Usher’ serves as the introduction to the story ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ The ominous fate that will unfold within the old walls is already reflected in this artistically outstanding depiction of the house, embodying all its eerie drama.

Expert: Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann Dr. Marianne Hussl-Hörmann
+43-1-515 60-765

marianne.hussl-hoermann@dorotheum.at


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Aukce: Moderní umění
Typ aukce: Sálová aukce s Live bidding
Datum: 19.11.2024 - 18:00
Místo konání aukce: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Prohlídka: 09.11. - 19.11.2024


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