Hermann Hesse

Caslano
1924

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Watercolour and pencil on paper

31.6 × 24.3 cm / 12 7/16 × 9 9/16 in

in the upper margin "15. Juni 1924" dated and "Caslano abends nach dem Zuspätkomen zum Zug mit Bruno" marked

On the old passe-partout dated »15. vi 1924«, inscribed »›Casa delle Streghe‹ b Capella«, »Capella«, »gehört Rosa«, »Bruno« and »50«, also stamped with the collector stamp »Bruno Hesse, CH-3399 Oschwand

Provenance

The artist’s studio; Collection Bruno Hesse; Private Collection Rhineland

Exhibitions

Ernst Barlach Museum, "Hermann Hesse - Dichter, Maler, Kultfigur", Wedel 2018/2019
Galerie Ludorff, "Hermann Hesse – Malerfreude", Düsseldorf 2016

Literature

Galerie Ludorff, "Hermann Hesse – Malerfreude", Dusseldorf 2016, S. 82

About Hermann Hesse

The writer Hermann Hesse also worked as a visual artist and created an extensive oeuvre of watercolours and poetry illustrations.