signed and dated, lower left: "M Kaus 22"
The Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection, Gift of the Estate of Anne R. Fischer
By 1925, Ludwig Fischer [1860-1922] and Rosy Fischer [1869-1926], Frankfurt am Main, Germany; [1] By 1926, Ernst Fischer [1896-1981] and Anne Fischer [1902-2008], Frankfurt am Main, Germany, by inheritance; [2] May 2009, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, by bequest of Anne R. Fischer, 2009. [3]
[1] Ludwig and Rosy Fischer were art collectors in Frankfurt, Germany, who primarily collected contemporary German art between 1905 and 1925 at their home on Mendelssohnstrasse 73, Frankfurt am Main. Ludwig Fischer died on April 25, 1922. In November of 1922, Rosy Fischer founded Galerie Fischer in the family home, primarily showing works on paper by second generation German Expressionist artists. She closed the gallery in the spring of 1925. It is possible that this work was acquired in 1922 before Ludwig’s death, or between 1923 and 1925.
Rosy died on February 27, 1926, while traveling in North Africa. (See Brandt, Fredrick R. German Expressionist Art: Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection, Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1987, pp. 1 - 11).
[2] In 1926, the Fischer collection was divided equally between Ludwig and Rosy Fischer's sons, Max Fischer (1893-1954) and Ernst Fischer (1896 – 1981). In 1934, Ernst and Anne Fischer fled Germany to the United States with their part of the collection, first to Rochester, New York and then settled in Richmond, Virginia. (See Brandt, 1987, pp. 1 -11.)
[3] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
[1] Ludwig and Rosy Fischer were art collectors in Frankfurt, Germany, who primarily collected contemporary German art between 1905 and 1925 at their home on Mendelssohnstrasse 73, Frankfurt am Main. Ludwig Fischer died on April 25, 1922. In November of 1922, Rosy Fischer founded Galerie Fischer in the family home, primarily showing works on paper by second generation German Expressionist artists. She closed the gallery in the spring of 1925. It is possible that this work was acquired in 1922 before Ludwig’s death, or between 1923 and 1925.
Rosy died on February 27, 1926, while traveling in North Africa. (See Brandt, Fredrick R. German Expressionist Art: Ludwig and Rosy Fischer Collection, Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1987, pp. 1 - 11).
[2] In 1926, the Fischer collection was divided equally between Ludwig and Rosy Fischer's sons, Max Fischer (1893-1954) and Ernst Fischer (1896 – 1981). In 1934, Ernst and Anne Fischer fled Germany to the United States with their part of the collection, first to Rochester, New York and then settled in Richmond, Virginia. (See Brandt, 1987, pp. 1 -11.)
[3] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.
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