Modern & Contemporary Art –
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
Private Collections and Outstanding Works - Auction ends: February 15, 2026 from 3:00 pm
159
Hugo Scheiber
Auf einem Stuhl sitzender Mann, 1932
Chalks
Starting bid:
€ 5,000 Estimate:
€ 6,500 - 7,500End: 02-15-26 16:19:00 Berlin
02-15-26 10:19:00 New York
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02-15-26 10:19:00 New York
02-15-26 07:19:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:50m)
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Lot description
Hugo Scheiber
1871 - 1950
Auf einem Stuhl sitzender Mann. Um 1932.
Tempera and color Chalks.
Lower left signed. On off-white wove paper, laid on cardboard. 56 x 45 cm (22 x 17.7 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• The (anonymous) human being—often depicted in portraits—is an important and recurring motif in Schreiber's work.
• Increased color volumes, complementary contrasts, and an open composition that dispenses with perspective are characteristic features.
• Hugo Schreiber's works were regularly published in Herwarth Walden's magazine “Der Sturm” and presented in the gallery of the same name.
• In 1926, he exhibited at the “International Exhibition of Modern Art” at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, alongside Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Pablo Picasso, and Marcel Duchamp.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
1871 - 1950
Auf einem Stuhl sitzender Mann. Um 1932.
Tempera and color Chalks.
Lower left signed. On off-white wove paper, laid on cardboard. 56 x 45 cm (22 x 17.7 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• The (anonymous) human being—often depicted in portraits—is an important and recurring motif in Schreiber's work.
• Increased color volumes, complementary contrasts, and an open composition that dispenses with perspective are characteristic features.
• Hugo Schreiber's works were regularly published in Herwarth Walden's magazine “Der Sturm” and presented in the gallery of the same name.
• In 1926, he exhibited at the “International Exhibition of Modern Art” at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, alongside Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Pablo Picasso, and Marcel Duchamp.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
159
Hugo Scheiber
Auf einem Stuhl sitzender Mann, 1932
Chalks
Starting bid:
€ 5,000 Estimate:
€ 6,500 - 7,500End: 02-15-26 16:19:00 Berlin
02-15-26 10:19:00 New York
02-15-26 07:19:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:50m)
02-15-26 10:19:00 New York
02-15-26 07:19:00 Los Angeles (30 days, 07h:50m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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