Oil on canvas. The artist's name burned into the wood on the reverse of the stretcher. 135 x 62 cm.
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- Transcendental experience between earthly and heavenly elements. - Composition supported by strong color contrasts and two-dimensional forms. - At the time this work was created, his work is characterized by great abundance and beauty, inventiveness and diversity - Gottfried Graf was a student of Adolf Hölzel and a friend of Johannes Itten, Oskar Schlemmer and Hermann Stenner.

Hermann Stenner und seine Zeit, Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, January 20 - June 9, 2019, cat. no. 62. Hölle und Paradies. Der deutsche Expressionismus um 1918, Städtisches Museum Engen March 1 - September 13, 2020, Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus, September 27, 2020 - March 14, 2021, cat. No. 48 (illu. in color on p.91)

Artist's estate. Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau. Hermann-Josef Bunte Collection, Hamburg/Bielefeld (acquired from the above)

In good condition. With small retouched spots and color losses in the margins. Image with isolated small color breaks and subtle craquelure. A very small trace of gloss in the upper right as well as a small, dark horizontal rubbing at the height of the roof. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.