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HANNAH HÖCH (1889-1978)
Doppelkopf
signed with initials 'H.H.' (lower right); signed, dated, and inscribed 'Doppelkopf Zeit. etwa 1946. HÖCH' (on the reverse)
oil on masonite
27 5⁄8 x 31 1⁄2 in. (70.3 x 79.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1946
Provenance
(Probably) Helene John, Berlin.
Robert Lebeck, Hamburg.
Galerie Elke Dröscher, Hamburg.
Probably acquired from the above by the present owner in circa the early 1980s.
Literature
Exh. cat., I. Herold & K. Hille, Hannah Höch Revolutionärin der Kunst. Das Werk nach 1945, Kunstmuseum, Mannheim, 2016, no. B 10, p. 235 (illustrated p. 215; incorrectly catalogued as 'oil on canvas').
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Hannah Höch zum 75. Geburtstag, Ölbilder, Collagen, November 1964 - January 1965, no. 29, p. 19 (illustrated).
Hamburg, Galerie Elke Dröscher, Hannah Höch Collagen + Zeichnungnen, November 1974 - January 1975.
Tübingen, Kunsthalle, Hannah Höch Fotomontagen - Gemälde - Aquarelle, February - May 1980, no. 129, p. 232 (illustrated p. 212; with inverted dimensions).
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, Hannah Höch Collagen, Aquarelle, Gemälde, Zeichnungen aus sieben Jahrzehnten, November 1982 - February 1983, no. 70, p. 29 (illustrated).
Basel, Museum Tinguely, Hannah Höch - Aller Anfang ist DADA!, January - May 2008 (illustrated pl. 49?).
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Dr. Ralf Burmeister has confirmed the authenticity of this work.