Kaus, Max Walddurchblick. 1963. Öl auf Leinwand.... Lot n° 289

Classical Modernism Expressionism Kaus, Max View through the forest. 1963. oil on canvas. 70.5 x 125 cm. Signed and dated lower left, verso on canvas again signed, dated and titled. Framed. - Occasional slight craquelure and barely noticeable losses of color. Small hole in the extreme right edge of the image. Impressively abstracted nature study with impasto application of paint and sculptural character. Schmitt-Wischmann 469 - Provenance: Gracia Maria Kaus, daughter of the artist. Verso on the stretcher with corresponding annotation. - Private collection. - Exhibition: Grosse Kunstausstellung. Munich, Haus der Kunst, 1965. no. 173. label on verso. - The present painting is characteristic of the painter's early late work and was created under the lasting impression of his Venice pictures with their play of light and form. It introduces his newly burgeoning interest in natural forms and landscape painting and captivates with its seemingly poetic combination of color and form. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left, verso on canvas also signed and dated as well as titled. Framed. - Occasional slight craquelure and barely noticeable losses of color. Small hole in the extreme right edge of the image. Impressively abstracted nature study with impasto application of color and sculptural character. - Provenance: Gracia Maria Kaus, daughter of the artist. Verso on the stretcher with corresponding annotation. - Private collection. - Exhibition: Grosse Kunstausstellung. Munich, Haus der Kunst, 1965. no. 173. Corresponding label on verso. - The present painting is characteristic of the painter's beginning late work and was created under the lasting impression of his Venice pictures with their play of light and form. It introduces his newly burgeoning interest in natural forms and landscape painting and captivates the viewer with its seemingly poetic union of color and form.