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Gerhard Altenbourg — Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum (Close to the Pale Bulge: Smile, Narcissus and Dream)
Gerhard Altenbourg

Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum (Close to the Pale Bulge: Smile, Narcissus and Dream)

Gerhard Altenbourg's 'Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum' employs multiple drawing and painting media including pencil, watercolor, gouache, pastel, sepia, ink, and chalk on paper. The mixed-media approach creates a complex, layered composition with rich visual depth. The German title references architectural form, emotion, classical mythology, and dreams, suggesting a poetic or symbolic intent.

Medium
pencil, watercolour, gouache, pastel, sepia, ink and chalk on paper

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Modern & Contemporary Art

September 10, 2021

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 13

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Gerhard Altenbourg, Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum (Close to the Pale Bulge: Smile, Narcissus and Dream)

Gerhard Altenbourg's 'Der bleichen Wölbung Nähe: Lächeln, Narcissus und Traum' employs multiple drawing and painting media including pencil, watercolor, gouache, pastel, sepia, ink, and chalk on paper. The mixed-media approach creates a complex, layered composition with rich visual depth. The German title references architectural form, emotion, classical mythology, and dreams, suggesting a poetic or symbolic intent.

Medium
pencil, watercolour, gouache, pastel, sepia, ink and chalk on paper
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Related themes

Surrealism, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Mixed Media, Mythology, Works on Paper, German Expressionism, Figurative