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Lot 157

Hugo von Habermann
(German, 1849-1929)
Portrait of lady, thought to be Annette Kolb (1870-1967)

21 March 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£1,500 - £2,500

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Hugo von Habermann (German, 1849-1929)

Portrait of lady, thought to be Annette Kolb (1870-1967)
signed 'Habermann' (lower right)
oil on board
62.5 x 48cm (24 5/8 x 18 7/8in).

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Provenance
Purchased in Munich between 1920-1923 by the family of the present owner.
Private collection, UK.

Annette Kolb, born Anna Mathilde Kolb, was a German author. Born in Munich to a German father and French mother, her heritage played a significant part in her life. Kolb was a key figure in German literary life in the 1920s, and was awarded the prestigious Goethe Prize in 1955. Her involvement in pacifist activities during the First World War led to the Bavarian Ministry of War imposing on her a travel block. In 1933, Kolb emigrated to Paris, and became a French citizen in 1936. She fled to New York during the Second World War, and the Third Reich banned her works. When the war was ended, she moved back to Europe and spent the remaining years of her life between Munich and Paris.

Hugo von Habermann painted at least two other portraits of Annette Kolb, one in 1903, the other in 1930. They grew up in the same Munich neighbourhood and formed a lifelong friendship.

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