Hermann Hesse

Caslano
1924

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Watercolour on paper

24 × 30 cm / 9 7/16 × 11 13/16 in

Signed and dated »8/2« and »24«

Stamped with the collector stamp »Heiner Hesse, sott' al Brumo, CH-6611 Arcegno« and numbered in handwriting »318« on the verso

Provenance

The artist’s studio; Collection Heiner Hesse; Collection Dr. Gerhard und Dr. Inga Kirchhoff, Southern Germany

Exhibitions

Ernst Barlach Museum, "Hermann Hesse - Dichter, Maler, Kultfigur", Wedel 2018/2019
Galerie Ludorff, "Hermann Hesse – Malerfreude", Düsseldorf 2016
Olaf Gulbransson Museum, "Hermann Hesse - Aquarelle und Gedichte", Tegernsee 2013
Galerie Ludorff, "Der Anfang aller Kunst ist die Liebe – Aquarelle und Gedichte von Hermann Hesse", Dusseldorf 2012

Literature

Galerie Ludorff, "Hermann Hesse – Malerfreude", Dusseldorf 2016, p. 84
Galerie Ludorff, "Hermann Hesse – Der Anfang aller Kunst ist die Liebe – Aquarelle und Gedichte von Hermann Hesse", Dusseldorf 2012, p. 71

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