Apfelernte. 1913.
Pencil.
Dated and titled by a hand other than that of the artrist on the reverse, as well as with the estate stamp August Macke (L.1775b) and the handwritten number "BZ 25/3". On wove paper. 15.9 x 9.8 cm (6.2 x 3.8 in), nearly the full sheet.
[MH].

• Small studies like this were typical of the time.
• Privately owned for more than 50 years.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (with the estate stamp on the reverse).
Private collectio Hamburg (since 1974, Hauswedell & Nolte).

EXHIBITION: Galerie Hutton-Hutschnecker, New York 1969, cat. no. 144.

LITERATURE: Ursula Heiderich, August Macke. Zeichnungen. Catalogue raisonné, Stuttgart 1993, no. 1864 (illu. on p. 525)
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Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, auction 199, Modern Art, June 6 - 8, 1974, lot 1138 (illu.).

In good condition. The sheet is minimally tanned. With a tiny, imperceptible pinhole in the lower left half of the sheet.