Pastel on paper applied on cardboard, signed “AH” on bottom right part. Signature comparable to the Pastel 10,9x13,9cm sold at Grisebach Berlin 10-7-2020 lot 201. Provenance : Private collection Wien Austria – Bordeaux France - Condition : Center fold nearly unvisible. In 1905, Hölzel was appointed to replace Leopold von Kalckreuth at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Among his students the so-called "Hölzel circle" developed, including Oskar Schlemmer, Willi Baumeister, Max Ackermann, Alf Bayrle and Johannes Itten. He constantly promoted exhibitions of Expressionist art and established a special painting school for women. Tired of the continuous opposition from his colleagues, Hölzel retired in 1919, but continued to give private lessons and work as a freelance painter.
Pastel on paper applied on cardboard, signed “AH” on bottom right part. Signature comparable to the Pastel 10,9x13,9cm sold at Grisebach Berlin 10-7-2020 lot 201. Provenance : Private collection Wien Austria – Bordeaux France - Condition : Center fold nearly unvisible. In 1905, Hölzel was appointed to replace Leopold von Kalckreuth at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Among his students the so-called "Hölzel circle" developed, including Oskar Schlemmer, Willi Baumeister, Max Ackermann, Alf Bayrle and Johannes Itten. He constantly promoted exhibitions of Expressionist art and established a special painting school for women. Tired of the continuous opposition from his colleagues, Hölzel retired in 1919, but continued to give private lessons and work as a freelance painter.