Oil on fibreboard. Lower right signed and dated. Inscribed "R. Jahns / Holzminden / Bodenstr. I. / 1927 / Schreitende" on the reverse, as well as with various other inscriptions and color samples. 92 x 92 cm. [AR] Further works from the Dr. Maier-Mohr Collection will be offered in our Evening Sale and Contemporary Art Day Sale on Friday, June 7, 2024 (see collection catalog "A Private Collection - Dr. maier-Mohr"). - Works from the period between WW I and II are his most sought-after ones on the auction market. - Rudolf Jahns was an important figure of the German avant-garde in the 1920s and a pioneer of Constructivism. - In the year the work was created, he co-founded the artists' group "die abstrakten hannover" together with Kurt Schwitters and Carl Buchheister. - Works from this creative period can be found in renowned museums like the Städel Museum, Frankfurt/Main, the Sprengel Museum, Hanover, and the Dallas Museum of Art. We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Ulrich Krempel of the Rudolf Jahns Foundation, Hanover, for his kind expert advice. LITERATURE: Barbara Roselieb-Jahns, Ulrich Krempel (ed.), Rudolf Jahns. Catalogue raisonné 1917-1981, Ostfildern-Ruit 2003, no. 210 (illu.) - - Ulrike Müller. Rudolf Jahns (1896-1983). Der Maler uns seine Themen: Natur - Figur - Musik, Theorie der Gegenwartskunst, vol. 9, Münster 1997 (illu. no. 42).
die abstrakten hannover. Internationale Avantgarde 1927-1935, Sprengel Museum Hanover, 1987, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, 1988, cat. no. 33. Rudolf Jahns: 1896-1983, Galerie Reichard, Frankfurt a. M., 1989, p. 32 (illu. in color on p. 31). Rudolf Jahns. Klang der Bilder, Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf, Ausstellung im Kloster Cismar, April 1 - July 1, 2012. abstrAKT. Figurenbilder von Rudolf Jahns (1896-1983), Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle (Saale), May 23 - August 3, 2014
Barbara Roselieb-Jahns, Detmold (1961, obtained directly from the artist, with the artist's hand-written alienation on the reverse). Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr Collection Hesse. Ever since family-owned
Rudolf Jahn's "Schreitende" is a wonderful work that oscillates between figuration and geometric abstraction. The reduced, yet clearly recognizable figure is placed in the middle of a squared space without any spatial depth. His artistic endeavor to eliminate the contrast between abstraction and figuration becomes manifest here both in terms of style and palette. Among the artists of abstract art, Rudolf Jahn's style earned him a recognition as a poet or musician. In the year "Schreitende" was made, he co-founded the progressive artist group "die abstrakten hannover" together with, among others, Kurt Schwitters and Carl Buchheister. The outbreak of World War I had stopped him from studying art, however, despite all the obstacles, the trained finance specialist devoted himself to his work. In the early 1930s, the group "die abstrakten hannover" disbanded under the pressure from the National Socialists. Rudolf Jahns was ostracized as degenerate and was banned from exhibiting . Works from the key group from the interwar period are among his most sought-after works on the auction market today. [AR]
In good condition. With isolad spots of vertical craquelure. With some retouched or over-painted spots, in part also visible in daylight, such as in the upper right. Very small chipping of paint in the edges.
Lot Details
Oil on fibreboard. Lower right signed and dated. Inscribed "R. Jahns / Holzminden / Bodenstr. I. / 1927 / Schreitende" on the reverse, as well as with various other inscriptions and color samples. 92 x 92 cm. [AR] Further works from the Dr. Maier-Mohr Collection will be offered in our Evening Sale and Contemporary Art Day Sale on Friday, June 7, 2024 (see collection catalog "A Private Collection - Dr. maier-Mohr"). - Works from the period between WW I and II are his most sought-after ones on the auction market. - Rudolf Jahns was an important figure of the German avant-garde in the 1920s and a pioneer of Constructivism. - In the year the work was created, he co-founded the artists' group "die abstrakten hannover" together with Kurt Schwitters and Carl Buchheister. - Works from this creative period can be found in renowned museums like the Städel Museum, Frankfurt/Main, the Sprengel Museum, Hanover, and the Dallas Museum of Art. We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Ulrich Krempel of the Rudolf Jahns Foundation, Hanover, for his kind expert advice. LITERATURE: Barbara Roselieb-Jahns, Ulrich Krempel (ed.), Rudolf Jahns. Catalogue raisonné 1917-1981, Ostfildern-Ruit 2003, no. 210 (illu.) - - Ulrike Müller. Rudolf Jahns (1896-1983). Der Maler uns seine Themen: Natur - Figur - Musik, Theorie der Gegenwartskunst, vol. 9, Münster 1997 (illu. no. 42).
die abstrakten hannover. Internationale Avantgarde 1927-1935, Sprengel Museum Hanover, 1987, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, 1988, cat. no. 33. Rudolf Jahns: 1896-1983, Galerie Reichard, Frankfurt a. M., 1989, p. 32 (illu. in color on p. 31). Rudolf Jahns. Klang der Bilder, Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf, Ausstellung im Kloster Cismar, April 1 - July 1, 2012. abstrAKT. Figurenbilder von Rudolf Jahns (1896-1983), Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle (Saale), May 23 - August 3, 2014
Barbara Roselieb-Jahns, Detmold (1961, obtained directly from the artist, with the artist's hand-written alienation on the reverse). Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr Collection Hesse. Ever since family-owned
Rudolf Jahn's "Schreitende" is a wonderful work that oscillates between figuration and geometric abstraction. The reduced, yet clearly recognizable figure is placed in the middle of a squared space without any spatial depth. His artistic endeavor to eliminate the contrast between abstraction and figuration becomes manifest here both in terms of style and palette. Among the artists of abstract art, Rudolf Jahn's style earned him a recognition as a poet or musician. In the year "Schreitende" was made, he co-founded the progressive artist group "die abstrakten hannover" together with, among others, Kurt Schwitters and Carl Buchheister. The outbreak of World War I had stopped him from studying art, however, despite all the obstacles, the trained finance specialist devoted himself to his work. In the early 1930s, the group "die abstrakten hannover" disbanded under the pressure from the National Socialists. Rudolf Jahns was ostracized as degenerate and was banned from exhibiting . Works from the key group from the interwar period are among his most sought-after works on the auction market today. [AR]
In good condition. With isolad spots of vertical craquelure. With some retouched or over-painted spots, in part also visible in daylight, such as in the upper right. Very small chipping of paint in the edges.
