Ernst Thoms 1896 Nienburg - 1983 Wietzen - "Autumn"... Lot 4

Ernst Thoms 1896 Nienburg - 1983 Wietzen - "Autumn" - Gouache/solid paper. 35,8 x 24,5 cm. Titled, monogrammed and dated l. u.: AUTUMN / E. TH. / (19)20. The sheet lies loose. Upper corners with pinholes due to painting. - Lit.: Allnoch, Michael (ed.). Ernst Thoms. Catalog raisonné 1920-1983. Nienburg/Weser 2013 (not listed). - The work was included in the supplement to the catalog raisonné under the catalog raisonné number Th-00989. In this psychologizing work a state of mind is illustrated. The focus is on the individual, aware of his own near end of life (figuratively illustrated by the coffin on which he leans) and his related feeling of powerlessness (expressed by the posture and the hand placed in front of the eyes). The scene is embedded in an autumnal park landscape, which subtly surrounds the action. Student of F. Burger-Mühlfeld and main representative of the New Objectivity Hanover. 1928 exhibition at the Neumann-Nierendorf Gallery. Participation in the German Art Exhibitions in Amsterdam and Stockholm.