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Max Peiffer Watenphul

Lot 62
Häuser in Venedig, 1953
Oil on canvas

30.7 x 9.3 in (78.0 x 23.5 cm)
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Lot 62
Häuser in Venedig, 1953
Oil on canvas
30.7 x 9.3 in (78.0 x 23.5 cm)
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
Auction: 14 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Jul 15, 2025 03:30 PM
Auction number: 594
Auction name: Online Sale
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Lot Details
Oil on canvas , laid on fiber board. Monogrammed in the lower right. 78 x 23.5 cm. Including the fiberboard 82 x 27 cm.
[AR]. More works from the Max Niedermayer Collection, Limes-Verlag, Wiesbaden, are coming up for auction throughout this year.
- Peiffer Watenphul's Venice works convey a special sense of the morbid atmosphere of Venice's sinking beauty. - In 1946, the artist fled to the lagoon city, eventually, he stayed there until 1956. - Some of his most famous cityscapes were created in Venice. - For the first time on the international auction market.
LITERATURE: Grace Watenphul Pasqualucci, Alessandra Pasqualucci, Max Peiffer Watenphul. Catalogue raisonné, vol. 1: Gemälde - Aquarelle, Cologne 1989, cat. no. G 487 (illustrated).
Dr. Max Niedermayer Collection, Wiesbaden. Dr. Max Niedermayer Estate, Wiesbaden. Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 1993). In family ownership since
In good condition. The canvas is slightly irregularly cropped. Some threads along the edges are slightly loose. A few small pinholes. Some vertical scratches with small areas of paint loss in the lower part of the image, probably inherent to the work. The hardboard has some scratches, stains, and bumps. Handwritten inscription on the reverse of the hardboard, accompanied by a newspaper article about the artist. The condition report was compiled in daylight with a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas , laid on fiber board. Monogrammed in the lower right. 78 x 23.5 cm. Including the fiberboard 82 x 27 cm.
[AR]. More works from the Max Niedermayer Collection, Limes-Verlag, Wiesbaden, are coming up for auction throughout this year.
- Peiffer Watenphul's Venice works convey a special sense of the morbid atmosphere of Venice's sinking beauty. - In 1946, the artist fled to the lagoon city, eventually, he stayed there until 1956. - Some of his most famous cityscapes were created in Venice. - For the first time on the international auction market.
LITERATURE: Grace Watenphul Pasqualucci, Alessandra Pasqualucci, Max Peiffer Watenphul. Catalogue raisonné, vol. 1: Gemälde - Aquarelle, Cologne 1989, cat. no. G 487 (illustrated).
Dr. Max Niedermayer Collection, Wiesbaden. Dr. Max Niedermayer Estate, Wiesbaden. Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired from the above in 1993). In family ownership since
In good condition. The canvas is slightly irregularly cropped. Some threads along the edges are slightly loose. A few small pinholes. Some vertical scratches with small areas of paint loss in the lower part of the image, probably inherent to the work. The hardboard has some scratches, stains, and bumps. Handwritten inscription on the reverse of the hardboard, accompanied by a newspaper article about the artist. The condition report was compiled in daylight with a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
2 other works by Max Peiffer Watenphul
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Max Peiffer Watenphul
41 Stillleben mit Begonie , 1966
Oil

€ 8,000 - 10,000
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Max Peiffer Watenphul
47 Landschaft bei Amalfi , 1963
Oil

€ 10,000 - 15,000
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