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Max Pechstein — Trapezkünstler II (Trapeze Artist II)
Max Pechstein

Trapezkünstler II (Trapeze Artist II)

1919

A German Expressionist work depicting a trapeze artist, rendered in dynamic gouache and tempera on paper with bold, gestural brushwork characteristic of the movement. The composition captures movement and tension inherent in circus performance.

Medium
gouache and tempera on paper

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Modern & Contemporary Art

September 10, 2021

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 44

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Max Pechstein, Trapezkünstler II (Trapeze Artist II), 1919

A German Expressionist work depicting a trapeze artist, rendered in dynamic gouache and tempera on paper with bold, gestural brushwork characteristic of the movement. The composition captures movement and tension inherent in circus performance.

Medium
gouache and tempera on paper
Year
1919
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Circus, Gouache and Tempera, Dynamic, Figure, Expressionism, 1910s-1920s, Performance, German

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art