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Winterauktionen 24.–25.11.2023
Hauptmann, Karl
1880 Freiburg i.Br. - 1947 Todtnau.
The Rankmühle by St. Märgen.
Oil on canvas. Signed lower left and dated (19)34. Verso on the stretcher inscribed by a different hand «Rank Mühle / St. Märgen».
Comes with a postcard showing the depicted farm.
H 91, W 70,5 cm (support). Framed.
The Rankmühle above St. Märgen is a landmark of the Hochschwarzwald and has been a popular motif for artists since the late 19th century. The special feature is that it is a residential mill in which day labourers worked to supply the Rankhof with flour and which, at the same time, with its kitchen, living room, stable, barn and small farm garden, made it possible to run an independent household. Built in 1802, the Rankmühle features as a cultural monument until today typical Black Forest architecture and thus symbolises the closeness to nature and down-to-earthness of rural life in the Black Forest.
We would like to thank Dr. Ruth Hötzel-Dickel, author of the catalogue raisonné, Freiburg i.Br., for the scientific advice, via e-mail, based on photos, 03.09.2023.
Catalogue raisonné: Hötzel-Dickel G34-8.

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