Modern Art + Design presents Isaac Grünewald
Isaac Grünewald
” Det röda draperiet (The red curtain) ”
In 1915 Sigrid Hjertén and Isaac Grünewald exhibited together at the ‘Schwädische Expressionisten’ exhibtion in Berlin at the Galerie Der Sturm. At this point in time, they referred to themselves ‘as expressionists’ after Matisse had declared his new artistic manifesto at the beginning of the 1910s. This manifesto had also been characterised by the large expressionist exhibition ‘Sonderbund’ in Cologne in 1912. The Cologne show included, amongst others, Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin and Munch, alongside two Swedes – Isaac Grünewald and Gösta Sandels.
› Signed Isaac G. and dated -15. Canvas 200 x 90 cm. Estimate 3 500 000 – 4 000 000 SEK
The painting in the auction, ”Det röda draperiet”, was shown, alongside eleven other pieces by the artist, at Der Sturm in 1915. The writer Pär Lagerqvist, who was a good friend of the couple Hjertén/Grünewald, wrote the following in the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet the exhibition: “New is the Red Curtain, a sensational painting that can probably be perceived and considered even at a distance of a hundred metres – not completely convincing as an artwork but interesting as an experiment.” (Sophie Reinhardt, 2000, p. 118).
When the Det röda draperiet was exhibited in 2000 at the exhibition ‘Schwedische Avantgarde und Der Sturm in Berlin/ Swedish Avant-garde and Der Sturm in Berlin’, this painting was chosen as the cover for the catalogue. The exhibition was shown at the Kulturgeschichtliches Museum in Osnabrück and at Kulturen in Lund.
Viewing November 11 – 16, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Open Mon–Fri 11 am–6 pm, Sat–Sun 11 am–5 pm.
Auction Live November 17–18, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm
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All works by Isaac Grünewald to be sold at Modern Art + Design