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three drawings of soldiers and a man on horseback in front of a buildingan image of a drawing of a group of men on horsesan old postcard with a picture of a cat sitting on top of itdrawing of a drawing of a man on a horse in a fieldan image of a drawing of a man riding a horse in a fielda drawing of a man riding a horse in a field
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Max Unold* (Memmingen 1885 – 1964 Munich) Set of 3 lithographs 1|St. Laurent I lithograph on paper, 19.3 x 23.2 cm signed Max Unold, dated 1915 inscribed ‘Vorzugsdruck’, numbered 11/12 signed in the print ‘M. Unold’, inscribed in the print r.i.r. ‘1 St. Laurent 21 Oct. 1914’ 2|St. Laurent II lithograph on paper, 8.9 × 13.9 cm dated 1915 signed and inscribed on the print ‘M. Unold’, r.i.r. 1 St. Laurent 21 Oct. 1914 3|St. Laurent II lithograph on paper 14 x 9 cm signed and inscribed on the print ‘GeFr. Unold e/r.i.r. 1’, r.i.r.1 St. Laurent 21 Oct. 1914 on the reverse: inscribed ‘Max Unold lith 1914 in aid of the bereaved families of those killed in action of the k.b.r.jnf.reg.n1’ ESTIMATE €150 – €250 STARTING PRICE €150 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. Other 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 statutory 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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