Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right. Inscribed “ACK 0382.” by a hand other than that of the artist on the reverse of the stretcher. 120 x 90 cm. . [KA]. - A document of the joy of life: Max Ackermann's work brims over with vibrant colors and dynamic forms. - Ackermann brings Schiller's poem “An die Freude” (To Joy) to life with brush and paint - just as Beethoven did with his symphony, which premiered in 1824. - The artist is one of the great advocates and pioneers of abstract German painting, to which he has fully devoted himself since the 1950s. - Other works by Max Ackermann are in the Folkwang Museum, Essen, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. The authenticity of this work was confirmed by the Max Ackermann Archive in Bietigheim-Bissingen. The work is listed in the archive under the reference number ACK0382. We are grateful for the kind support.
Max Ackermann zum 80. Geburtstag. Gemälde 1908-1967, Mittelrhein Museum Koblenz, September 2-October 29, 1967; Kunstverein Wolfsburg, November 12-December 3, 1967; Baukunst Cologne, January 11-March 16, 1968; Landesgewerbeanstalt Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern, April 1968; Kunstverein Konstanz Wessenberghaus, May 26-June 30, 1968, cat. no. 132 (illustrated). Max Ackermann, Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, September 17-November 6, 1976, cat. no. 27
Döbele Gallery, Mannheim (obtained directly from the estate of Max Ackermann). Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the above in 1991). Private collection, Hesse (inherited from the above)
In good condition. Very few tiny scuffs along the edges of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Lot Details
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right. Inscribed “ACK 0382.” by a hand other than that of the artist on the reverse of the stretcher. 120 x 90 cm. . [KA]. - A document of the joy of life: Max Ackermann's work brims over with vibrant colors and dynamic forms. - Ackermann brings Schiller's poem “An die Freude” (To Joy) to life with brush and paint - just as Beethoven did with his symphony, which premiered in 1824. - The artist is one of the great advocates and pioneers of abstract German painting, to which he has fully devoted himself since the 1950s. - Other works by Max Ackermann are in the Folkwang Museum, Essen, the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. The authenticity of this work was confirmed by the Max Ackermann Archive in Bietigheim-Bissingen. The work is listed in the archive under the reference number ACK0382. We are grateful for the kind support.
Max Ackermann zum 80. Geburtstag. Gemälde 1908-1967, Mittelrhein Museum Koblenz, September 2-October 29, 1967; Kunstverein Wolfsburg, November 12-December 3, 1967; Baukunst Cologne, January 11-March 16, 1968; Landesgewerbeanstalt Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern, April 1968; Kunstverein Konstanz Wessenberghaus, May 26-June 30, 1968, cat. no. 132 (illustrated). Max Ackermann, Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, September 17-November 6, 1976, cat. no. 27
Döbele Gallery, Mannheim (obtained directly from the estate of Max Ackermann). Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the above in 1991). Private collection, Hesse (inherited from the above)
In good condition. Very few tiny scuffs along the edges of the image. The condition report was compiled in daylight with a UV light source and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Morris Louis 
