The Blue Lake (Der blaue See)

Courtesy of Galerie Thomas, Munich

Modern Art

1912

Gabriele Münter
German, 1877–1962

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Department: Modern Art

Artist: Gabriele Münter
Title: The Blue Lake (Der blaue See)
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1912
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45.4 × 60.5 cm (17 7/8 × 23 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Promised gift of Dale Taylor and Angela Lustig
Reference Number: Obj: 261662

Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Auserlesener Meisterwerke des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, exh. cat. (Düsseldorf: Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, 1963), 14 (ill.).

Bremen, Paula Modersohn–Becker-Haus, Gabriele Münter, 50 Gemälde aus 25 Jahren, 1908–1933, Apr.–May, 1933, cat. 21; Barmen, Barmer Kunstverein, Ruhmeshalle, August, 1933; Bochum, Städtische Galerie, dates unknown; Jena, Prinzessinnenschlösschen, Jan. 1934; Eisenach, Schloss, Feb. 16–mid Mar., 1934; Museum Altenburg, dates unknown, 1935; Stuttgart, Galerie Valentien, May–June, 1935.
Düsseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Auserlesener Meisterwerke des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Nov. 20, 1963–Jan. 31, 1964, no cat. no.

The artist, Murnau; consigned to Kunstsalon Emil Richter, Dresden, before 1930, and returned to the artist [verso label and inscription, statement from Jörg Paal, Galerie Thomas, May 5, 2021, copy in curatorial object file]; Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, before 1962 [according to statement from Jörg Paal cited above]; sold to Wilhelm Reinold (died 1979), Hamburg, c. Jan. 1964 [according to correspondence from Ralph Melcher, Galerie Thomas, Sept. 28, 2021; copy in curatorial object file]; by descent within the family; sold through Galerie Thomas, Munich, to Dale Taylor and Angela Lustig, Chicago, 2021; promised as a gift to the Art Institute of Chicago, Nov. 9, 2021.

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