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“Genius Ascending”. Detail Study of the Design for a Wall Fresco for the Vienna Crematorium (Unimplemented Version), 1924

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Oil on canvas
96.7×72.6 cm

Artists

  • Anton Kolig

    (Nový Jičín 1886–1950 Nötsch in the Gailtal)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Object data

Artist/author
Title
“Genius Ascending”. Detail Study of the Design for a Wall Fresco for the Vienna Crematorium (Unimplemented Version)
Date
1924
Art movement
Nötsch Circle
Category
Painting
Material​/technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
96.7×72.6 cm
Signature
Monogrammed and dated lower right: AK24
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 233
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Anton Kolig, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Köln 2017 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 22.09.2017-08.01.2018).
Keywords
nudeman/boypostures and gestures of arms and hands in relation to each otherstanding figurelegs in different position'contrapposto', 'Standbein und Spielbein'the (nude) human figure

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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Galerie Würthle, Wien (1925-1953); (1)
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (vor 1981-1994); (2)
Leopold Museum Privatstiftung, Wien (1994).

  1. Ausstellung Anton Kolig, Galerie Würthle, Wien 1925, Verzeichnis Nr. 15; Etikette der Galerie Würthle auf der Rückseite sowie Email von Christine Kamm vom 12.07.2017.
  2. Neue Galerie Graz, Katalog zur Ausstellung „Anton Kolig. 1886-1950. Das malerische Werk", Graz 1981, Nr. 48.

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nudeman/boypostures and gestures of arms and hands in relation to each otherstanding figurelegs in different position'contrapposto', 'Standbein und Spielbein'the (nude) human figure