Walter Gramatté
1897 - 1929
Sonia. 1922.
Watercolor and India ink.
Lower left signed, dated and inscribed "Paris". On wove paper. 50 x 36 cm (19.6 x 14.1 in), the full sheet. [AW].

• A portrait of Walter Gramatté's beloved wife Sonia, notable for its strong color composition—her recurring portraits hold a significant place in the oeuvre of the artist, who died prematurely.
• In 2021, the Hamburger Kunsthalle will present a major retrospective of the long-forgotten representative of magical realism.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Otto Hermann Pauly, Hamburg/Aumühle (verso with collector's stamp L.4830).
Probably Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt Collection, Winnipeg.
Galerie Neumann, Berlin (probably since 1975: Hauswedell & Nolte).
Private collection, Berlin (acquired in 1977 from the above).

LITERATURE: Ferdinand Eckhardt, Walter Gramatté. Paintings and Watercolors, Winnipeg/Canada 1981, cat. no. A.139 (with b/w ill.).
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Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, Auction 206, June 5-7, 1975, lot 544.

In good condition. The outer edges of the pages are slightly browned. The upper right corner of the page has a tiny loss of paper. Slightly wavy due to the technique used.