Lotte Laserstein
Sitzender Rückenakt (Madeleine)
Late 1940‘s or 1950‘s
Oil on canvas
38 × 55 cm / 14 15/16 × 21 5/8 in
Signed and on the verso on the stretcher inscribed »Madelein«
The painting shows Margarete Jaraczewsky (Madeleine), whom Laserstein met in the late 1930's. The painting »Tre systrar« (Three Sisters) can be seen in the background
Due to its quality, the painting will be included in the list of representative works from the Swedish years, which will supplement the catalogue raisonné of paintings, drawings and prints 1910-1937 (Krausse 2006, revised and expanded version in preparation)
Expertise
We thank Dr Anna-Carola Krausse, Berlin, for the confirmation of the work’s authenticity
Provenance
Private Collection Stockholm
