Sotherbys London – German and Austrian art
Published February 3rd, 2007
The evening sale at Sotheby’s London on February 5 features a dazzling collection of German and Austrian art. A Jawlensky 1910 oil of Murnau (a little Bavarian town made famous by Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Muntner) is amazingly modern in its use of color (GBP250,000-GBP350,000). So is his slightly earlier head of Resi (GBP800,000-GBP1.2m.). Jawlensky’s Still Life of 1913 is another colorist delight (may reach GBP700,000). Emil Nolde’s vibrant Waves of 1930 outdoes Courbet and may also top GBP1m.
