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a set of six black and white drawings of people in a foresta black and white drawing of two men standing next to each otheran image of a black and white drawing of people in a rooma black and white drawing of a group of people sitting at a tablea black and white drawing of a boat with people in ita black and white drawing of a man and a woman standing in front of a treean image of a black and white drawing of a man on a horse
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Max Unold* (Memmingen 1885 – 1964 Munich) Set of 5 woodcuts 1| Boys in the Courtyard woodcut on paper 15 x 9.8 cm signed Unold, dated 23 inscribed ‘Handdruck Knaben im Hof’, numbered 3/3 signed in print Unold 2|Conversation woodcut on paper 17.4 x 13.8 cm signed in print Unold 3|Fishermen woodcut on paper 13.8 x 17.6 cm signed in print Unold 4|In Venice woodcut on paper 17.7 x 13.7 cm signed in print Unold 5|In a Café woodcut on paper 18 x 13.5 cm ESTIMATE €200 – €300 STARTING PRICE €200 Max Unold was a German painter, graphic artist and art educator associated with the New Objectivity movement, specialising in portraits, interiors and religious subjects. Born in Memmingen in 1885, the son of a doctor, he studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts from 1905 to 1911 under Heinrich von Zügel and Max von Weber. From 1919, he took part in exhibitions organised by the New Munich Secession, and from 1920, he taught as a professor at the Municipal School of Art and Clothing in Augsburg. He was suspended from teaching from 1933 to 1945, and after 1945, he was appointed to a professorship at the Munich Academy and was a co-founder of the Schwabing Art Circle. Unold painted Swabian portraits, still-life interiors and biblical scenes characterised by clear lines, subdued lighting and psychological precision, influenced by New Objectivity, Baroque painting and religious mysticism. Oil paintings, watercolours and etchings characterised by a geometric formal language and spiritual intensity. Related artists and styles: Heinrich von Zügel, Max von Weber, New Munich Secession, Schwabing Art Circle, Augsburg Art School, Otto Dix, Wilhelm Leibl, Hans von Marées, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price comprises the highest bid plus the buyer’s premium, VAT and, where applicable, the artists’ resale rights fee and platform fee. In the case of standard taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13 per cent (20 per cent for photographs) is added to the sum of the highest bid, the buyer’s premium and the platform fee. The buyer’s premium amounts to 28 per cent in the case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 10:00 AM
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