Clivia Still Life II Max Kaus

• Expressionist vigour meets New Objectivity clarity and subtle colouring • Created in Berlin in 1932, at the height of his career • A precious testament to his early oeuvre: in 1943, over 200 paintings were destroyed in a bombing raid With his ‘Clivia Still Life II’ from 1932, Max Kaus achieves an interpretation of the classical floral still life that is as powerful as it is poetic. The rich green of the sweeping, expansive leaves and the warm orange tones of the flowers create a fascinating effect against the geometrically structured background. The finely balanced colour scheme and the clear, dynamic composition combine Expressionist expressiveness with a new, almost New Objectivity-like tranquillity. The painting was created during a significant creative phase in the artist’s career. Long established in Berlin and having already been awarded the prestigious Villa Romana Prize in 1929, Kaus had developed a distinctive visual language that combined his artistic roots in Expressionism with an increasingly harmonious and consolidated formal language. In 1943, more than 200 paintings were destroyed during a bombing raid on his Berlin studio. The surviving still life from 1932 is therefore an all the more precious testament to his artistic development. A still life of exceptional painterly quality, it captivates with its subtle colour palette, compositional sophistication and timeless elegance. | 1891 - Berlin - 1977 | Moderne Kunst | Gemälde | Nummer: 26x2471 | Provenance: C. G. Sloan & Company, Bethesda/Washington; Cornelia Ruthenberg, 1995 bei Vorgenannter erworben; Privatsammlung, Berlin.

Schätzpreis:16.000€

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