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Karl Hauptmann
«The Feldberg Painter»
24th April 1880 – 7th April 1947
Karl Hauptmann was born on 25th of April in 1880 in Freiburg i.Br., Germany. He received his artistic training in Nürnberg and Munich and was thereafter engaged as a decorative painter.
In 1908 he produced the first of what were to be his typical Black Forest paintings. In the years between 1915 and 1919, he produced numerous images of the Alpine region he had visited during his deployment with the mountain infantry in the First World War.
In 1918 Karl Hauptmann purchased «Molerhüsli», which for him encompassed his dwelling, atelier, and exhibition space. It soon became a favourite meeting place for skiers, hikers, students, and visitors to Feldberg.
Due to Hauptmann’s ever-present health problems, his doctor prescribed a trip to Italy in 1940, to which he again travelled the following year.
On 7th of April in 1947, Karl Hauptmann died at the age of 67 at his «Molerhüsli».
Lit.: Exhibition Catalogue, Feldberg, 1993.
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Winterauktionen 25.–26.11.2022
Hauser, Erich
1930 Rietheim-Weilheim - 2004 Rottweil.
«5/89».
1989. Polished stainless steel. Signed and titled at lower end of base. Mounted on a black granite plate.
H 137,
Comes with a black lacquered wooden base.
Like a flash of lightning, this unique piece by Erich Hauser presents itself to the viewer. Struck by it, one can initially do nothing but stop. It is impossible to perceive this work only casually. Only when you have recovered from the first impact you can approach the sculpture. Three powerful discharges spring from the centre, one strikes the floor, the other two electrify the surroundings with their sharp endings. The clear edges and the shine of the metal do not give the gaze a foothold; it constantly slips along the ridges. But if the viewer scans the structure piece by piece with his eyes, the great power that penetrates Erich Hauser's works becomes visible. Form and material bring this power into a visually and spatially perceptible form.
Authentication: We would like to thank Mr Wilhelm Rieber, board member of the Kunststiftung Erich Hauser, Rottweil, for the authentication via
Provenance: studio of the artist; since then private collection Klaus Hug,
Catalogue raisonné: Hauser
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