Oil on canvas.45 x 60.5 cm. [SM]. - One of the most successful works from 1909, shaped by the influence of his Impressionist teacher Christian Landenberger. - The forms dissolve under the loose application of paint and the mood of light becomes the composition's protagonist. - Atmospheric evening scene on the Schleißheim Canal in Dachau. LITERATURE: Jutta Hülsewig-Johnen, Christiane Reipschläger, Hermann Stenner. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, ed. by Freundeskreis Hermann Stenner e. V., Bielefeld 2003, pp. 86f., no. 23 (illu.). Hans Georg Gmelin, Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Munich 1975, no. G 20. - - Gustav Vriesen, Der Maler Hermann Stenner, in: Westfalen, vol. 35., issue 3, 1957, p. 149. Christoph Wagner, Hermann Stenner. A pioneer of German Expressionism, Munich 2021, S. 26/27 (illu.).
Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Städtisches Kunsthaus, Bielefeld, September 9 - October 14, 1956, cat. no. 5 (on the stretcher with the label). Hermann Stenner. Paintings. Retrospektive 1909-1914, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, June 1 - August 31, 2003; Galerie der Stadt Aschaffenburg, Jesuitenkirche, September 27 - November 16, 2003. Hermann Stenner (1891-1914). Retrospektive, MMK Passau, April 23 - July 3, 2016. Hermann Stenner und sein Lehrer. Christian Landenberger. Werke um 1910, Kunstmuseum Albstadt, February 19 - June 18, 2017. Hermann Stenner und seine Zeit, Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, January 20 - August 18, 2019, cat. no. 147. Hermann Stenner. Erst ordentlich zeichnen lernen, Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, September 20, 2019 - February 2, 2020. Sammlung Bunte. Expressionistische Meisterwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts, Ausstellungszentrum Gut Altenkamp, Papenburg, July 12 - October 25, 2020. Sehnsucht nach Natur. Hermann Stenner, Christian Landenberger, Adolf Hölzel, Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen, Hausen ob Verena, June 6 - August 22, 2021. Hermann Stenner und seine Lehrer: Werke aus der Sammlung Bunte, Museum Haus Opherdicke, Kreis Unna, September 5, 2021 - February 27, 2022, p. 52. Hermann Stenner. Der innere Klang. Werke aus der Sammlung Bunte, Richard Haizmann Museum, Niebüll, October 28, 2022 - January 22, 2023. Hermann Stenner: Hymnen an das Leben. Werke aus der Sammlung Bunte, Städtisches Museum Engen + Galerie, February 28 - July 2, 2023; Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde, Apolda, July 9 - September 3, 2023, cat. no. 3 (illu.)
Liesbeth Baumhöfner (acquired from the artist in 1910). In possession of the Baumhöfner family. Hermann-Josef Bunte Collection, Hamburg/Bielefeld
In good condition. Minimal craquelure. Small retouched spots, mainly in the center of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
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Oil on canvas.45 x 60.5 cm. [SM]. - One of the most successful works from 1909, shaped by the influence of his Impressionist teacher Christian Landenberger. - The forms dissolve under the loose application of paint and the mood of light becomes the composition's protagonist. - Atmospheric evening scene on the Schleißheim Canal in Dachau. LITERATURE: Jutta Hülsewig-Johnen, Christiane Reipschläger, Hermann Stenner. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, ed. by Freundeskreis Hermann Stenner e. V., Bielefeld 2003, pp. 86f., no. 23 (illu.). Hans Georg Gmelin, Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Munich 1975, no. G 20. - - Gustav Vriesen, Der Maler Hermann Stenner, in: Westfalen, vol. 35., issue 3, 1957, p. 149. Christoph Wagner, Hermann Stenner. A pioneer of German Expressionism, Munich 2021, S. 26/27 (illu.).
Hermann Stenner 1891-1914, Städtisches Kunsthaus, Bielefeld, September 9 - October 14, 1956, cat. no. 5 (on the stretcher with the label). Hermann Stenner. Paintings. Retrospektive 1909-1914, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, June 1 - August 31, 2003; Galerie der Stadt Aschaffenburg, Jesuitenkirche, September 27 - November 16, 2003. Hermann Stenner (1891-1914). Retrospektive, MMK Passau, April 23 - July 3, 2016. Hermann Stenner und sein Lehrer. Christian Landenberger. Werke um 1910, Kunstmuseum Albstadt, February 19 - June 18, 2017. Hermann Stenner und seine Zeit, Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, January 20 - August 18, 2019, cat. no. 147. Hermann Stenner. Erst ordentlich zeichnen lernen, Kunstforum Hermann Stenner, Bielefeld, September 20, 2019 - February 2, 2020. Sammlung Bunte. Expressionistische Meisterwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts, Ausstellungszentrum Gut Altenkamp, Papenburg, July 12 - October 25, 2020. Sehnsucht nach Natur. Hermann Stenner, Christian Landenberger, Adolf Hölzel, Kunststiftung Hohenkarpfen, Hausen ob Verena, June 6 - August 22, 2021. Hermann Stenner und seine Lehrer: Werke aus der Sammlung Bunte, Museum Haus Opherdicke, Kreis Unna, September 5, 2021 - February 27, 2022, p. 52. Hermann Stenner. Der innere Klang. Werke aus der Sammlung Bunte, Richard Haizmann Museum, Niebüll, October 28, 2022 - January 22, 2023. Hermann Stenner: Hymnen an das Leben. Werke aus der Sammlung Bunte, Städtisches Museum Engen + Galerie, February 28 - July 2, 2023; Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde, Apolda, July 9 - September 3, 2023, cat. no. 3 (illu.)
Liesbeth Baumhöfner (acquired from the artist in 1910). In possession of the Baumhöfner family. Hermann-Josef Bunte Collection, Hamburg/Bielefeld
In good condition. Minimal craquelure. Small retouched spots, mainly in the center of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
