Helene Funke Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Helene Funke Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 03, 2024
Helene Funke: Breton girl
Est: €15,000 - €30,000
Helene Funke Breton girl 1906-1913 oil on canvas; framed 90 x 70 cm signed on the lower right: He. Funke art dealer Frank Uhlig, Vienna; acquired from the above in 1957, Mrs. N. Waynhouse, Vienna; acquired by the latter in 1961, since then in family property, private property, USA cf.: Peter Funke, Die Malerin Helene Funke 1869-1957, Vienna/Cologne/Weimar 2011, ill. p. 144 (Kostüm), ill. p. 145 ("Bretonische Bäuerinnen", 1918-1919) as well as ill. p. 146 ("Trachtenmädchen")
Im Kinsky
May. 28, 2024
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €20,000 - €40,000
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Stilllife with fruit, 1919 oil/canvas 59,3 x 73,1 cm signed H. Funke, dated 1919 ESTIMATE € 20000 - 40000 STARTING PRICE € 20000 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In contrast to the color-intensive paintings safe but delicate lines of the drawing, comparable to Gustav Klimt. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 28, 2024
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €500 - €1,000
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Standing nude indian ink/paper, 35 x 26,8 cm signed H. Funke, verso estate stamp Helene Funke ESTIMATE € 500 - 1000 STARTING PRICE € 500 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In contrast to the color-intensive paintings safe but delicate lines of the drawing, comparable to Gustav Klimt. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 28, 2024
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €400 - €600
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Pines I, 1912 drypoint/paper (state proof), 20 x 27,1 cm depicted in the catalogue raisonné Helene Funke Vienna 2011, p. 151 ESTIMATE °€ 400 - 600 STARTING PRICE °€ 400 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In contrast to the color-intensive paintings safe but delicate lines of the drawing, comparable to Gustav Klimt. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 28, 2024
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €400 - €600
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Pines II, 1912 drypoint/paper (state proof), 11,5 x 23,4 cm depicted in the catalogue raisonné Helene Funke Vienna 2011, p. 150 ESTIMATE °€ 400 - 600 STARTING PRICE °€ 400 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In contrast to the color-intensive paintings safe but delicate lines of the drawing, comparable to Gustav Klimt. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 28, 2024
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €400 - €600
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Pines with women, ca. 1910 drypoint/paper (state proof), 11,2 x 23,4 cm depicted in the catalogue raisonné Helene Funke Vienna 2011, p. 202 ESTIMATE °€ 400 - 600 STARTING PRICE °€ 400 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In contrast to the color-intensive paintings safe but delicate lines of the drawing, comparable to Gustav Klimt. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographs 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 22, 2024
Helene Funke *
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
(Chemnitz 1869–1957 Vienna) „Portrait des Offiziers Golitschek Elbwart”, signed and dated Helene Funke 1917, oil on panel, 79.8 x 69.8 cm, framed Listed: Peter Funke. Die Malerin Helene Funke 1869–1957. Leben und Werk, Böhlau Verlag, 2011, p.83 Provenance: Private Collection, Vienna – directly acquired from the artist
Dorotheum
Nov. 28, 2023
Helene Funke*
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
(Chemnitz 1869–1957 Vienna) Dame in gestreiftem Kleid / Portrait of a lady in striped dress, before 1906, on the reverse noted on stretcher and on an old label H. Funke; stamp of the transport firm Hardy Alan, 36, Rue du Cherche-Midi, oil on canvas, 57.5 x 46.5 cm, framed Provenance: Private Collection, France We are grateful to Dr. Elisabeth Nowak-Thaller, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz and to Mag. Tamara Loitfellner for their confirmation of the authenticity of this work.
Dorotheum
May. 06, 2023
Helene Funke - Denker - sitzender männlicher Akt
Est: - €500
Denker - sitzender männlicher Akt Tusche und Bleistift. Um 1910. 34,7 x 25,8 cm. Signiert. (33) Funke S.115. - Mit der breiten Feder zügig ausgeführte, die Volumina der Figur akzentuierende Aktzeichnung. - Auf festem, etwas getüntem Zeichenpapier. - Altersgemäß minimal knittrig und insgesamt sehr schön erhalten.
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen
Dec. 04, 2022
Helene Funke
Est: €9,000 - €18,000
(1869 Chemnitz - 1957 Wien) "Erster Sonnenstrahl". Originaltitel Frühe, impressionistische, mit weich-pastosem Farbauftrag gemalte Flusslandschaft der Künstlerin, die wahrscheinlich um 1900-1905 entstand, bevor sie zum Neoimpressionismus und später zum Expressionismus fand. Funke, Tochter einer Chemnitzer Industriellenfamilie, studierte ab 1899 Malerei an der Münchener "Damenakademie". 1904 debütierte Funke in der Großen Berliner Kunstausstellung mit der vergleichbaren Landschaft "Am Pappelbach". Um 1906 bis 1911 (oder 1913) hielt sie sich in Paris, Südfrankreich und Florenz auf. Während dieser Zeit wurde sie zu einer, auch von den meisten Kunstkritikern, geachteten Malerin. Mehrfach beschickte sie den Salon des Indépendants in Paris, 1908 zeigte sie in der Galerie Hermes in Frankfurt/M. 30 Werke, 1910 beteiligte sie sich an der Ausstellung der Dresdener Künstlervereinigung. 1911 oder 1913 siedelte sie nach Wien über, wo sie bis zu ihrem Tod lebte. Bereits 1911/12 nahm sie an Ausstellungen der "Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs" im Hagenbund teil, als "österreichische" Künstlerin 1912 im Nationalsalon in Budapest. 1918 wurde sie Mitglied der Wiener Künstlergruppe "Bewegung", 1928 erhielt sie den Österreichischen Staatspreis. 1957 starb Funke verarmt in ihrer Wiener Wohnung und erhielt ein Ehrengrab auf dem Wiener Zentralfriedhof. Lange vergessen, gehört sie jedoch seit 1998 zu den großen Wiederentdeckungen unter den bedeutenden Künstlerinnen der Moderne. 2007 gab es eine Retrospektive im Lentos Kunstmuseum in Linz, 2018 in den Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz; 2019 waren Hauptwerke in der Ausstellung "Stadt der Frauen" im Belvedere in Wien zu sehen. Öl/Lwd.; L. u. sign.; Verso auf Original-Etikett betitelt u. mit "Nr. X" bez.; 46 cm x 64 cm. Rahmen. Provenienz: Aus der Sammlung der Familie von Eugen Knab (1889 -1958), Chemnitz. Oil on canvas. Signed. Titled on an original label on the reverse.
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
Nov. 30, 2022
Helene Funke (1869-1957)-circle
Est: €160 -
Helene Funke (1869-1957)-circle young girl with apple, oil on canvas, framed, 37 x 27 cm
Deutsch Auktionen
Nov. 28, 2022
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €500 - €1,000
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Pinia with a group of women, around 1910 dry point/paper, 11 x 23.4 cm, condition pressure depicted in the catalogue raisonné Helene Funke Vienna 2011, p. 202 provenance: Gallery at the Opera; private collection Vienna ESTIMATE °€ 500 - 1.000 STARTING PRICE °€ 500 German-Austrian painter and graphic designer of the 20th century. Important artist of modernity is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism. Born in Chemnitz, studied with Gabriele Münter at the Munich women's academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris as well as Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 relocation to Vienna. Member of the artist group Movement or Free Movement, member of the Vienna Women's Art group and member of the German Artists' Association. Exhibited in Paris in the salon of the Indépendant and in the salon d’Autom/autumn salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, dealing with impressionism, fauvism and expressionism. In Vienna participation in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident women's representations, figural scenes, women's portraits, nude presentations and still lifes. Bathing, dancing, Arcadian landscapes, large city scenes in the theater with influences from the field of Asian and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle representations of the human psyche, comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective in Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women in the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
Jun. 30, 2022
HELENE FUNKE: GIRL WITH SCISSORS
Est: €5,000 - €10,000
Helene Funke Girl with scissors 2nd half of the 1920s oil on canvas 45,5 x 36 cm signed on the lower right: h. Funke private property, Austria
Im Kinsky
Jun. 30, 2022
HELENE FUNKE: HOUSE BY THE WATER
Est: €10,000 - €20,000
Helene Funke House by the water c. 1905/06 oil on canvas 46 x 61 cm art dealer Hieke, Vienna; private property, Austria Peter Funke, Die Malerin Helene Funke 1869-1957. Leben und Werk, Vienna/Cologne/Weimar 2011, ill. p. 154 (title there: "Scheune am Fluss")
Im Kinsky
May. 19, 2022
HELENE FUNKE (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Nude pencil/paper, 31,1 x 23,5 cm monogrammed F Provenance: private property Vienna ESTIMATE °€ 1.000- 2.000 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In contrast to the color-intensive paintings safe but delicate lines of the drawing, comparable to Gustav Klimt. Born in Chemnitz, Saxony, the painter Helene Funke received her artistic training in Munich from 1899 onwards at Friedrich Fehr's painting school and with Angelo Jank at the Ladies' Academy. From 1905 to 1913 she lived in Paris and southern France. There she studied Impressionism and French Fauvism. In France she exhibited with Henri Matisse, Georges Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck, and her work was represented in the Paris Autumn Salons between 1905 and 1913. Most of her work created in France is unknown to researchers today. From 1913 until her death in 1957, she lived in Vienna, where she soon established herself despite constant hostile criticism from the predominantly male art critics. The depiction of women and girls, regardless of technique, is a theme that occupies an important place in Helen Funke's work, especially between 1907 and 1930. The erotic in Funke's work irritates contemporaries; erotic depictions of women are men's business. In the bending nude, a pencil study, however, the erotic is not in the foreground. The model has placed her right foot on a stool or footstool, which is not even hinted at in the drawing. The surrounding space remains completely undefined. Funke is only interested in the contours of the woman and puts them on paper with a sure stroke. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° in the catalog), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13% is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
May. 19, 2022
HELENE FUNKE (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna)
Est: €15,000 - €30,000
HELENE FUNKE* (Chemnitz 1869 - 1957 Vienna) Girl with Lilies, around 1930 oil/cardboard/wood, 40 x 29,5 cm depicted in the catalogue raisonné Helene Funke, p.236 (Frauenkopf mit Lilien) Provenance: Fine Arts Widder, private property Linz, private property Vienna ESTIMATE °€ 15.000 - 30.000 German-Austrian painter and graphic artist of the 20th century. Important artist of modernism, is described as a pioneer of emancipation and feminism because of the depictions of women. Born in Chemnitz, studied together with Gabriele Münter at the Munich Ladies Academy from 1899. 1905 to 1913 in Paris like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Käthe Kollwitz. 1913 Moves to Vienna. Member of the artist group Bewegung or Freie Bewegung, member of the group Wiener Frauenkunst and member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. Exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Autom/Autumn Salon with Henri Matisse, George Braque and Maurice de Vlaminck. Contact with the Fauves, involvement with Impressionism, Fauvism and Expressionism. In Vienna, participated in exhibitions of the Vienna Secession, the Hagenbund, the Künstlerhaus and the Kunstschau. Created confident portrayals of women, figural scenes, portraits of women, nudes, and still lifes. Bathers, dancers, Arcadian landscapes, metropolitan scenes in theaters with influences from Asiatica and ancient Egyptian mummy portraits. Color explosions with high luminosity and great expressiveness comparable to Helene Taussig. Subtle depictions of the human psyche comparable to Egon Schiele. 2007 first museum retrospective at Lentos in Linz, 2019 appreciation of the artist in the exhibition City of Women at the Austrian Gallery Belvedere. In 1913 Helene Funke moved to Vienna, where she lived until her death. Despite the criticism she received from domestic art critics, she presented her work in several exhibitions and was eventually even awarded the Austrian State Prize and the title of professor. In the course of her artistic career, she often had to struggle with discrimination against her male artist colleagues, which is why she became involved in the emancipation movement early on and stood up for equal rights for women. In Vienna, she was a member of the "Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs" (Association of Women Artists of Austria) and, as a corresponding member from Paris, participated in its first exhibition in 1910. Funke was also represented with thirteen paintings in the second show in 1911 in the Zedlitzhalle, the exhibition house of the Hagenbund. Her modern style, influenced by the Fauves, caused a sensation and was appreciated by fellow Austrian artists as a sign of progress. The depictions of women in Helene Funke's work, which play an essential role in her oeuvre, must be seen against this background. Especially in her portraits she always tried to express the feelings of the sitter. In Girl with Lilies, the artist concentrates the motif in a narrow section of the picture. From the left edge, the girl leans into the picture and, through her hand holding a bunch of lilies, forms the frame of the composition downwards and towards the right edge. No details distract the viewer from the essentials, while the girl is seen smelling the blossoms with her head tilted and her gaze melancholy. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° in the catalog), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13% is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
Widder Auctions
Mar. 12, 2022
Helene Funke
Est: €150 - €250
Helene Funke 1869 Chemnitz - 1957 Wien - Schlange - Aquarell/braunes Papier. 20,5 x 31,8 cm. Rückseitig mit Stempel: NACHLASS HELENE FUNKE. Passepartout. Unter Glas gerahmt. Riss. Klebereste. Knickspuren.
Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
Oct. 28, 2021
FUNKE, Helene (1869 Chemnitz - 1957 Wien). 2 Werke .
Est: -
FUNKE, Helene(1869 Chemnitz - 1957 Wien) 2 Werke 2 Radierungen. Je mit Bleistiftsignatur. Gerahmt & hinter Glasje 33,3 x 46,5 cm. "Unter Bäumen", Platte: 23,3, x 29 cm, [1916], "Druck-Nr. 20 - 46" | Unbekannter Titel, Platte: 19 x 25,8 cm, "Druck-Nr. 32 - 40", unterer Rand mit Wasserflecken Deutsch-österreichische Malerin der Moderne: "Helene Funke [...] begründete eine eigenständige Form des Expressionismus. [...] Ungewöhnliche Bildnisse von Frauen und Frauengruppen wurden ihr Markenzeichen: Sie löste die Frau aus ihrer passiven Rolle in der Gesellschaft, machte sie zur aktiven Beobachterin und betonte zugleich ihre selbstbewusste und konspirative Rolle innerhalb einer weiblichen Gemeinschaft. Zu ihrer Zeit war sie die einzige moderne Künstlerin aus Chemnitz, die internationale Beachtung erlangte." (zitiert aus dem Begleittext zur Sonderausstellung der Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, 2018). Literatur: www.helenefunke.at.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Sep. 19, 2020
Helene Funke "Bretonisches Begraebnis". Um 1909.
Est: €2,800 - €4,000
Helene Funke 1869 Chemnitz – 1957 Wien Oel auf Leinwand. Unsigniert. Verso auf zwei Etiketten von fremder Hand bezeichnet und mit zwei Stempeln versehen. Provenienz: Sammlung Jorg Lampe (1897–1982), Salzburg und Inge Lampe (1923–2016), Bonn. Abgebildet in: Peter Funke, Die Malerin Helene Funke, Leben und Werk, Boehlau Verlag, S. 141. Helene Funke malte drei Versionen des "Bretonischen Begraebnis" auf verschiedenen Maltraeger. Neben der vorliegenden Arbeit auf Leinwand entstanden zwei weitere Studien des Motivs auf Holz bzw. Karton. Die Sujets der Jahre 1906–1911 lassen neben dem Hauptwohnsitz der Kuenstlerin in Paris auch ihre Aufenthalte in Suedfrankreich und in der Bretagne nachvollziehen. Da wenig Korrespondenzen und persoenliche Dokumente Funkes ueberliefert sind, stellen die Gemaelde eine wichtige dokumentarische Komponente in der biografischen Aufarbeitung. Das vorliegende Gemaelde wurde im Atelier der Malerin von Jorg Lampe erworben und stammt demnach nicht aus dem regulaeren Nachlass.
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Sep. 27, 2016
Helene Funke (1869-1957.)-attributed, Generations
Est: €600 - €1,200
Helene Funke (1869-1957.)-attributed, Generations portraits, oil on wooden panel, framed.
Deutsch Auktionen
Dec. 03, 2014
Helene Funke (1869-1957), Gouache, Lake Landscape, 1904
Est: €3,200 - €4,000
Gouache on strong paper, laid down on canvas Munich, 1904 Helene Funke (1869-1957) - German painter and graphic artist Signed, inscribed and dated lower left 'Helene Funke München 04.' Dimensions: 59.5 x 84.5 cm Good condition Provenance: Private collection, Germany Helene Funke was deeply influence by the French Fauves and has been rediscovered as one of the most important Austrian painters of the interwar period; her works fetch up to €4,300 at international auctions The present gouache is an early work by Helene Funke, who was trained at the Art Academy in Munich. The composition shows a wide lake landscape proving her great technical finesse. At that time, Funke still followed a rather academic style which required a trained eye and high attention to detail. Shortly after the creation of the present work Helene Funke moved to France, where she eventually developed her mature style under the influence of the Fauves. The painting is signed, inscribed and dated lower left 'Helene Funke München 04.'. The paper is minimally discolored and has been laid down on canvas. The edges are slightly torn at the lower and upper right; the damages were professionally restored. The sheet size is 59.5 x 84.5 cm. The frame (including glass) shows clear traces of age and use and measures 64 x 90 cm. Helene Funke (1869-1957) Helene Funke completed her studies at the Academy of Arts in Munich. Her exhibition activities started in 1904 and brought her, for instance, to Berlin and Dresden. Between 1905/06 and 1913 she spent some her time in France, where she was in keen contact with representatives of the Fauves. She became a permanent resident in Vienna in 1913, where she was active in different artists' groups such as the 'Wiener Frauenkunst'. She was awarded the 'Österreichische Staatspreis' in 1928 and exhibited at the Vienna Secession, the 'Künstlerbund Hagen' and the 'Künstlerhaus'. (cbo) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C.
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