Oil on canvas
Germany, probably around 1910
Hans Michaelson (1872-1954) – German painter, member of the artist group ‘Die Sieben’
Estate stamp ‘Nachlass Hans Michaelson Berlin’ on the overlap
With another painting in oil (village church at dusk) on the reverse
Dimensions: 55.5 x 70 cm
Good Condition
Provenance: from the inventory of a former Berlin gallery
Sketched portrait in bright colors and loose style; paintings by the artist fetch up to €18.600 on the international auction market

The painting presented here was created by Hans Michaelson and presumably originated around 1910. It is a portrait of the artist's wife. The paintings by Hans Michaelson are consistently influenced by Expressionism, he is further regarded as a brilliant colorist. The portrait of his wife is characterized by this same color. Moreover, the painting shows influences of the cubism movement. One finds another oil painting with the view of a village church at dusk on the reverse.



The painting is provided on the overlap with the oval estate stamp ‘Nachlass Hans Michaelson Berlin’. It is overall in good condition with small areas of color flaking at the edges. Minimally discolored, otherwise of good impression. The dimensions are 55.5 x 70 cm.



Hans Michaelson (1872 - 1954)

The painter Hans Michaelson was born in 1872 in Hettstedt near Halle. He began to study art in Munich with Ludwig Schmidt-Reutte, finishing his studies in 1909 at the Art Academy in Berlin under Friedrich Kallmorgen, followed by exhibitions working with Paul Cassirer. In 1927 he was co-founder of the artist group ‘Die Sieben’ together with Else Wiegandt, Willi Maillard, Paterpaul Pilarski, Fritz Steinert, Oscar Oehme and Paul Speer. During the Third Reich he is defamed as a ‘degenerate’ artist. In 1939 he had to flee Germany because of his Jewish origin and immigrated to Ecuador into exile, where he worked as a teacher at an art academy from 1941. (cru)

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