Highlights from the Ismar Littmann Family Collection of German Expressionism & European Avant-Garde

A Historic Collection

Few collectors in Breslau during the early 1900s had a passion for connoisseurship, collecting and the visual arts equal to Ismar Littmann, who amassed more than 6,000 works of art with visions for a public installation of the collection. Todd Weyman, Director of Prints & Drawings, recounts the family’s collecting history in an introductory essay for the catalogue.

Read the Story Behind the Works

Significant works by Lyonel Feininger, Erich Heckel, Paul Klee, Käthe Kollwitz, Otto Mueller and Max Pechstein make this a standout selection of 160 prints, paintings and drawings.

Otto Mueller

Lot 110 - Otto Mueller — Lot 110: Otto Mueller, Nackte in Landschaft, watercolor, ink & pencil, circa 1920s. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.

Lot 112 - Otto Mueller — Lot 112: Otto Mueller, Lagernde Zigeunerfamilie mit Ziege, color lithograph, 1926-27. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.

Lot 111 - Otto Mueller — Lot 111: Otto Mueller, Zwei Zigeunerinnen (Zigeunermutter mit Tochter), color lithograph with gouache, 1926-27. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000.

Käthe Kollwitz

Lot 66 - Käthe Kollwitz — Lot 66: Käthe Kollwitz, Figuren Studien, charcoal, double-sided, circa 1905. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.

Lot 74 - Käthe Kollwitz — Lot 74: Käthe Kollwitz, Selbstbildnis von vorn,woodcut, 1922-23. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.

Max Pechstein

Lot 93: Max Pechstein, Sommer I, woodcut with watercolor, 1912. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.

Lot 102 - Max Pechstein — Lot 102: Max Pechstein, Reisebilder: Italien–Sudsee, portfolio with complete text & 50 lithographs, 1919. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000.

Significant & Scarce Prints

Lot 119 - Erich Heckel — Lot 119: Erich Heckel, Liegende, color woodcut, 1913. Estimate $5,000 to $8,000.

Lot 149 - Lyonel Feininger — Lot 149: Lyonel Feininger, Die Grüne Brücke, etching, 1910-11. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

Lot 150 - Paul Klee — Lot 150: Paul Klee, Die Hexe mit dem Kamm, lithograph, 1922. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.

Lot 127 - Louis Marcoussis — Lot 127: Louis Marcoussis, Le Comptoir, etching, aquatint and drypoint, 1921. Estimate $5,000 to $8,000.

Original Works

Lot 125: Nicolas Ghika, Intérieur avec chevalet d’artiste, oil on canvas, circa 1920s. Estimate $50,000 to $80,000.

Lot 17 - Lesser Ury — Lot 17: Lesser Ury, Allee im Tiergarten, Berlin, color pastels, circa 1920. Estimate $50,000 to $80,000.

Lot 14: Paula Modersohn-Becker, Das Kalb, oil on canvas, circa 1900-05. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.

Lot 157 - Paul Kleinschmidt — Lot 157: Paul Kleinschmidt, Landschaft, watercolor and pencil, 1938. Estimate $3,000 to $5,000.

Lot 151 - Otakar Kubín — Lot 151: Otakar Kubín, Paysage avec Ferme, oil on canvas, circa 1920. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.

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February 11, 2019
Author: Swann Communications
Category: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings

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