Ernst Fritsch
1892 - 1965
Erinnerungen an Eldorado. 1927.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Berlin-Wilmerdorf, Homburgerstr. 2” on the reverse of the stretcher. 115 x 80.5 cm (45.2 x 31.6 in). [AW].

• The works from the 1920s in the New Objectivity style mark the peak of Ernst Fritsch's artistic career.
• In 1927, the year they were created, he received the “Rome Prize” from the Prussian Academy of Arts.
• Works by the artist can be found in the National Gallery in Berlin and the Berlinische Galerie, among other places.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin.
Private collection, Berlin (since 1980, Hauswedell & Nolte).

EXHIBITION: Ernst Fritsch: Gedächtnisausstellung zum Achtzigsten Geburtstag Gemälde und Aquarelle, Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, September 18–November 25, 1972, cat. no. 22 (with full-page illustration). Großstadt und Großstadtleben um 1926, BAT-Haus, Hamburg, October 21–November 30, 1976. Cat. no. 19 (color illustration on cover).

LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, June 5/6, 1980, lot 377 (illu.).

In good condition. The outer edges of the image are rubbed, with small areas of color loss and slight soiling in places. There are a few small areas of overpainting and retouching, mainly around the outer edges of the image. The condition report was prepared in daylight and with the aid of a UV light source to the best of our knowledge and belief.