Portrait Paul Wegener
Finding on the reverse:
Inscribed: "E.Barlach / 1930 / 4/10", below foundry stamp: "H. NOACK / BERLIN FRIENDENAU", in the cavity of the sculpture BStGS inventory: "Inv.Nr. B 345", next to it a partially torn off yellowed sticker: “FLECHT / DÜSSELDO / Königsallee / B 121 (with black ink) / D 121/66 / E (illegible word) / Ernst B / Portrait / Paul We”, at the top left of this sticker a further fragment of a sticker pasted over it: “KÖL / KOMÖD”,
1930 - n.d., Alfred Flechtheim Gallery, Berlin, received on commission from the artist;
n.d. - n.d., whereabouts unknown, possibly initially Kunstsalon Hermann Abels, Cologne;
n.d. - 04.06.1957, art dealer Xaver Scheidwimmer, Munich;
since 04.06.1957, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, acquired from Kunsthandel Xaver Scheidwimmer (no. VII 28119 dated 04.06.1957)
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