Three-Headed, 1936

ArtistJosef Scharl, München 1896–1954 New York

Oil on canvas

(H x W)79,5 × 65 cm

Status

on display, room 026

About the workAn armed king? A devil on a throne? The three faces, the devilish teeth dripping with blood and the snakes darting out of the mouths on either side suggest an aggressive character. But on closer inspection, the figure turns out to be a tattered rag doll; the wool stuffing oozes out of bursting seams in several places. Because of his socially critical and political works, the Munich painter Josef Scharl faced severe hostility from the National Socialist regime, forcing him to flee into exile in the USA in 1938.

AccessionAcquisition 2020

Provenance[…]; o.D. Privatsammlung Hessen; o.D. Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, aus hessischem Privatbesitz erworben; [...]; 6.6.1989 Kunstauktionshaus Lempertz, Köln, "Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts", Los-Nr. 621; [...]; mindestens 5.12.2018 Kunstauktionshaus Karl & Faber, München; [...]; 30.9.2020 angekauft von der Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin

Inventory number0.2020.20

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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