
Art Institute of Chicago
The Blue Lake (Der blaue See)
Gabriele Münter · 1912
Provenance
Ownership history
- 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.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- 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.
Literature
Published references
- Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Auserlesener Meisterwerke des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, exh. cat. (Düsseldorf: Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, 1963), 14 (ill.).
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