May 20, 2026 11:00 EST
Important Fine Art
76
Richard Lindner
German/American, 1901-1978
The Actor, 1963
Signed and dated R Lindner 1963 (lr)
Oil on canvas
60 x 40 inches (152.4 x 101.6cm)
Provenance:
Hegewisch Collection
Fischer Fine Art, Ltd., London
Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg
Collection of John Kluge
Christie’s, New York, Contemporary Art, Part I, May 1, 1991, lot 11
Acquired from above by the present owner
Exhibited:
Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, Richard Lindner, October 11–November 24, 1968, no. 48 (traveled to: Baden-Baden, Germany, Staatliche Kunsthalle, January 24–March 9, 1969)
Hanover, Germany, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Richard Lindner, December 6, 1968–January 19, 1969, no. 93 (traveled to: Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, April 17–May 18, 1969).
London, Fischer Fine Art, Universe of Art II: A Selection of Important Works by Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Artists, November–December 1972, no. 31.
London, Fischer Fine Art, Universe of Art IV: Important Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Graphics, October 9–November 1, 1974, no. 8 (traveled to: Stuttgart, Germany, Wolf Donndorf GmbH).
Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Richard Lindner, January 5–March 3, 1974, no. 26 (traveled to: Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, March 16–May 12, 1974; Düsseldorf, Germany, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, June 13–July 28, 1974; Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich, August 7– September 29, 1974; Vienna, Museum des 20 Jahrhunderts, October 10–November 24, 1974).
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors 1948-1977, October 17, 1996–January 12, 1997, no. 34 (traveled to: Münich, Haus der Kunst, February 14–April 13, 1997).
Literature:
Richard Lindner. Hanover, Germany: Kestner-Gesellschaft, 1968 (illustrated p. 102).
Schmied, et al. Richard Lindner. Leverkusen, Germany: Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich, 1968 (illustrated).
Dienst, Rolf-Gunter. Lindner. London: Thames & Hudson, 1970 (illustrated p. 28).
Bacon, et al. Universe of Art II: A Selection of Important Works by Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Artists. London: Fischer Fine Art. Ltd., 1972 (no. 31, illustrated).
Dore, Ashton. Richard Lindner: New Works. New York: Abrams (Berlin: Rembrandt Verlag in Komm [German translation], 1974 (pl. 115, illustrated).
Lindner, Richard, et al. Richard Lindner. Düsseldorf: Städtisches Kunsthalle, 1974 (pp. 31, 34, illustrated).
Universe of Art IV: Important 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Graphics. London: Fischer Fine Art, Ltd., 1974 (illustrated p. 18).
Gorsen, Peter. Sexualästhetik: Grenzformen der Sinalichkeit im 20. Jahrlaundert. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowolt, 1987 (pp. 265, 272).
Spies, Werner ed. Richard Lindner: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. Münich: Prestel Verlag, 1999, p. 77, no. 72.
Zilczer, Judith, ed. Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors 1948-1977. Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, 1996 (illustrated in color p. 76).
Framed 67 3/4 x 47 1/2 inches
German/American, 1901-1978
The Actor, 1963
Signed and dated R Lindner 1963 (lr)
Oil on canvas
60 x 40 inches (152.4 x 101.6cm)
Provenance:
Hegewisch Collection
Fischer Fine Art, Ltd., London
Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg
Collection of John Kluge
Christie’s, New York, Contemporary Art, Part I, May 1, 1991, lot 11
Acquired from above by the present owner
Exhibited:
Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, Richard Lindner, October 11–November 24, 1968, no. 48 (traveled to: Baden-Baden, Germany, Staatliche Kunsthalle, January 24–March 9, 1969)
Hanover, Germany, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Richard Lindner, December 6, 1968–January 19, 1969, no. 93 (traveled to: Berlin, Haus am Waldsee, April 17–May 18, 1969).
London, Fischer Fine Art, Universe of Art II: A Selection of Important Works by Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Artists, November–December 1972, no. 31.
London, Fischer Fine Art, Universe of Art IV: Important Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Graphics, October 9–November 1, 1974, no. 8 (traveled to: Stuttgart, Germany, Wolf Donndorf GmbH).
Paris, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Richard Lindner, January 5–March 3, 1974, no. 26 (traveled to: Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, March 16–May 12, 1974; Düsseldorf, Germany, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, June 13–July 28, 1974; Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich, August 7– September 29, 1974; Vienna, Museum des 20 Jahrhunderts, October 10–November 24, 1974).
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors 1948-1977, October 17, 1996–January 12, 1997, no. 34 (traveled to: Münich, Haus der Kunst, February 14–April 13, 1997).
Literature:
Richard Lindner. Hanover, Germany: Kestner-Gesellschaft, 1968 (illustrated p. 102).
Schmied, et al. Richard Lindner. Leverkusen, Germany: Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich, 1968 (illustrated).
Dienst, Rolf-Gunter. Lindner. London: Thames & Hudson, 1970 (illustrated p. 28).
Bacon, et al. Universe of Art II: A Selection of Important Works by Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Artists. London: Fischer Fine Art. Ltd., 1972 (no. 31, illustrated).
Dore, Ashton. Richard Lindner: New Works. New York: Abrams (Berlin: Rembrandt Verlag in Komm [German translation], 1974 (pl. 115, illustrated).
Lindner, Richard, et al. Richard Lindner. Düsseldorf: Städtisches Kunsthalle, 1974 (pp. 31, 34, illustrated).
Universe of Art IV: Important 19th and 20th Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Graphics. London: Fischer Fine Art, Ltd., 1974 (illustrated p. 18).
Gorsen, Peter. Sexualästhetik: Grenzformen der Sinalichkeit im 20. Jahrlaundert. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowolt, 1987 (pp. 265, 272).
Spies, Werner ed. Richard Lindner: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. Münich: Prestel Verlag, 1999, p. 77, no. 72.
Zilczer, Judith, ed. Richard Lindner: Paintings and Watercolors 1948-1977. Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, 1996 (illustrated in color p. 76).
Framed 67 3/4 x 47 1/2 inches
The work is in great condition. Isolated areas of minor craquelure visible throughout. Paint is stable with no loss. Some paint separation and pronounced craquelure is visible on the right lapel of the figure. The work was restored at some point in the past. There are isolated areas of inpainting most pronounced in the negative space and the frame surrounding the figure. Some minor touch-ups on the pants of the figure. A tear repair no longer than 2 inches on the top right corner is visible from the verso but is not visible from the front.
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Auction: Important Fine Art, May 20, 2026
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Auction of Important Fine Art on May 20, 2026 Tops $3 Million
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Scott Kahn's 1983 Point House Entrance Achieves $267,200
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Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Spanning the Mid-19th through 20th Centuries
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction of Important Fine Art on May 20, 2026 saw international bidding drive strong results for works spanning the mid-19th through 20th centuries.
Highlighting the sale was Scott Kahn’s 1983 dreamlike landscape, Point House Entrance, from a Maryland Collector, which flew past its estimate of $100,000-150,000 to achieve an impressive $267,200. Kahn (b. 1946) studied Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by New York’s Art Students League under Theodoros Stamos, and later, Rutgers University. His enigmatic landscapes blend realism with subtle surrealism, employing precise geometry and carefully calibrated color and spatial relationships to create an illusory sense of depth.
Determined bidders from around the globe drove Home by Zarina Hashmi far over its $50,000-70,000 estimate to realize $114,800. Property from the Estate of Susann Kelly Kurz, the 1981 work in cast paper was acquired by Kurz in the early 1980s. Indian-born Hashmi (1937-2020) created minimalist works on paper that explored themes of home, memory and displacement, shaped by her experience of migration following the Partition of India and her life across multiple countries as the wife of an Indian diplomat. (Read More about Zarina Hashmi)
The auction also delivered outstanding results for works by Ivan Fedorovich Choultsé, Jean Dufy, Auguste Herbin, George Hitchcock, Moise Kisling, André Lhote and Le Pho. among many others.
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