Lot 71: Otto Müller-Eibenstock(1898 Dorfstadt/Falkenstein

Otto Müller-Eibenstock(1898 Dorfstadt/Falkenstein - 1985 Zwickau). Abstrakte Komposition. Anfang 1920 s. Coloured crayon drawing . Monogrammed lower right. With inscription 37'on the upper centre margin. On yellowish glassine paper. 34,9 x 25 cm (13,7 x 9,8 in), size of sheet. Provenienz: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia. After serving an apprenticeship followed by studies at the Royal Art School for the Textile Industry in Plauen, Otto Müller-Eibenstock worked there as an assistant but was employed as a designer at a textile company from 1920. Over the course of lengthy stays in Berlin, Müller-Eibenstock came into contact with Herwarth Walden and his Sturm'gallery. Following a 1923 Bauhaus exhibition in Weimar, Müller-Eibenstock embarked on an intensive investigation of geometric abstract art and showed work for the first time at the great 1926 Berlin art exhibition. Our Constructivist drawing in delicate colours is an early work. [NB] In good condition. Upper edge minimally discoloured, there as well as lower right corner with isolated minor crease marks, upper left corner with tiny crease. Margins partially minimally rubbed, lower margin with a few tiny brown stains.