an abstract painting of a blue and red design on a black background
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256 - Classical Modernism Ackermann, Max Untitled.
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,200
Description
Classical Modernism Ackermann, Max Untitled. (Constructive, geometric composition). 1973. Pastel on black vellum. 50 x 32.5 cm. Signed and dated. Framed under glass, unopened. - Overall, apparently in very good condition. An atmospheric and colour-rich composition. Provenance: from the artist’s estate. - ACK No. 1467. - In the early 20th century, Max Ackermann initially studied sculpture under Richard Müller at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and later studied painting under Franz von Stuck in Munich. Around 1941, the artist moved away from figurative and representational art and, from 1950 onwards, devoted himself exclusively to abstraction in his works. The intensity of the colours in this drawing, created just two years before his death, is characteristic of Ackermann. Influenced by his time spent by the sea in Tenerife, he is regarded as a painter of the colour blue and a master of unfixed pastel. Pastel on black vellum. Signed and dated. Framed under glass, unopened. - Overall, appears to be in very good condition. An atmospheric and richly coloured composition.- In the early 20th century, Max Ackermann initially studied sculpture under Richard Müller at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden and later painting under Franz von Stuck in Munich. Around 1941, the artist moved away from figurative and representational art, devoting himself exclusively to abstraction in his works from 1950 onwards. The intensity of the colours in this drawing, created just two years before his death, is characteristic of Ackermann. Influenced by his time spent by the sea in Tenerife, he is regarded as the painter of the colour blue and a master of unfixed pastel.
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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