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Mountains in Leysin. Study for “Leysin (Le Chamossaire)”, 14th May 1913

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Pencil on paper
26.5×44 cm

Artists

  • Koloman Moser

    (Vienna 1868–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment
After leaving the Wiener Werkstätte in 1907, Koloman Moser (1868–1918) focused once more on painting, with landscapes among his preferred themes. Between 1907 and 1916 he executed numerous landscape paintings, for instance Wolfgangsee, Wolfgangsee with High Horizon, Wolfgangsee with Low Horizon and Cloud Study. In March 1913, Moser, his wife Editha (1883–1969) and their two sons traveled to Switzerland, in order to take their youngest son to a climatic health resort in Leysin. The painting showing the mountain [Le Chamossaire](/en/object/ 170), as well as the accompanying Study for “Leysin (Le Chamossaire)”, were created during their stay in the canton of Vaud. Several days after his arrival in Leysin, Moser left in April 1913 for Geneva to visit Ferdinand Hodler (1853–1918). The year 1913 marked a turning point in Moser’s oeuvre; once again he derived strong influences from the figurative oeuvre of the Swiss painter.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Koloman Moser
Title
Mountains in Leysin. Study for “Leysin (Le Chamossaire)”
Date
14th May 1913
Art movement
Secession
Category
Graphic work
Material​/technique
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
26.5×44 cm
Signature
Dated lower right: 14.5.13; designated lower right: Leysin; estate stamp lower left: NACHLASS KOLOMAN MOSER
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 2505
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Ferdinand Hodler: Wahlverwandtschaft von Klimt bis Schiele, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Wien 2017 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 13.10.2017–22.01.2018).
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Nachlass Koloman Moser, Wien;
Editha Hauska, Wien (1918); (1)
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (o.D. bis 1994);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 1994).

  1. Stempel “NACHLASS/ KOLO/ MOSER” auf der Blattvorderseite links unten

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