Individual drawings of well known Austrian Expressionistic Dancers done in pencil, charcoal, and watercolor created between 1920 and 1934. The 2 dancers in the watercolor are Gertrude Bodenweiser and Illa Raudnitz. 62 x 43 cm . Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 109. Exhibit: Sbg. Kunstverein 1974/35. Lit: Catalog & Poster Sbg. Kunstverein back cover of catalog. Provenance: Margarete Harta-Baillou upon death. Location: Unknown. Poster Salzburg Museum, Inv #.
Tänzerinnenzyklus per EKB. Alle sign u. teilw. dat. Pencil and watercolor on paper. 62 x 43 cm. Signed, not dated lower right at bottom: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg.110. Exhibited: Sbg. Kunstverein, 1974. Lit: Sbg. Kunstverein 1974, No. 36 surname misspelled "Tordy". Provenance: Margarete Harta-Baillou. Acquired by Theater Museum, Vienna. Location: Theater Museum, Inv # HZ_HS56685. Photo credit 2021 © KHM-Museumsverband.
Tänzerinnenzylus per EKB. Pencil/watercolor /paper. 62 x 43 cm. Signed, no date bottom right: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 110. Exhibited: Salzburger Kunstverein 1974; Theater Museum 1979. Lit: Catalog Salzburg Kunstverein 1974, # 38-40. Glora Manor(Ed.) Gertrud Kraus. Sifriat Poalim,1988, pg. 21. Provenance: Margarethe Harta-Baillou. Acquired by Theater Museum, Vienna. Location: Theater Museum, Vienna. Inv # HZ_HS56690. Photo credit: 2021 © KHM-Museumsverband.
Tänzerinnenzyklus per EKB. Pencil/Watercolor on paper. Sheet size: 43 x 62 cm.Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 109. Exhibited: Sbg. Kunstverein, 1974; Alles Tanz, Theater Museum, Vienna, 2019-20. Lit: Catalog Sbg. Kunstverein 1974/ # 38-40. Provenance: Margarete Harta-Baillou. Acquired by Theater Museum. Location: Theater Museum, Inv # HZ_HS56691. Photo credit 2021 © KHM Museumsverband.
Tänzerinnenzylus per EKB. Pencil//Watercolor. 62 x 43 cm. Signed, not dated right side at bottom. "Harta". WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 110. Lit: Giora Manor (Ed.) Gertrud Kraus, Sifriat Poaaalim & The Dance Library of Israel, Front and Back Cover Illustration, Tel Aviv 1988. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: In 1926, Kraus performed this dance titled "Orientalischen Tanz". Oriental Dance.
Pencil/Watercolor. ca. 62 x 43 cm. Signed, not dated bottom right: "Harta". Inscribed bottom left: "Gertrud Kraus". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Lit: Giora Manor, Ed. Gertrud Kraus, Sifriat Poalim & The Dance Library of Israel, Tel Aviv, 1988, Fig., pg. 24. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Kraus in costume performing an "Oriental Dance, around 1926. EKB catalogued only three watercolors of Kraus as part of the Dancer's cycle. This is presumably a fourth.
Tänzerinnenzyklus per EKB. Pencil and watercolor. Sheet size: 62 x 43 cm. Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 109. Lit: Catalog Sbg. Kunstverein 1974, presum. #35. Provenance: Margarete Harta-Baillou upon death; acquired by the Theater Museum, Vienna. Location: Theater Museum, Vienna, Inv #HZ_HS56686. Photo credit: 2021 © KHM Museumsverband.
Tänzerinnenzylus per EKB. Watercolor. 62 x 43 cm. Signed, not dated: "Harta" bottom left. Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 111. Remarks: Drawing of Lilian Harmel dancing a dance she titled "Elevation".
Tänzerinnenzylus per EKB.Presumably Watercolor. 62 x 43 cm. Signed right side at bottom: "Harta". Inscribed Top right: "Hilde Holger". WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 95, Vol. II, pg. 110. Exhibited: Salzburger Kunstverein, 1974, #37 in Catalog: "Provenance: Margarete Harta-Baillou. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Andrea Amort,curator at Theater Museum, Vienna has confirmed that this is Hilde Holger. Placeholder image.
Watercolor. 27 x 21 cm. Signed, not dated right side at bottom: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Hans Eder then descended to his granddaughter. Location: Munich, Germany. Remarks: Left to right: Felix A. Harta, Hans Eder, Unidentified, and presumably Albert Paris Gütersloh. The scene likely took place in their Simulator wooden Houses in Morzg. Photo credit: © Ruth Eder, Eder Estate.
Frau mit Hut. Charcoal on beige paper. 39.052 x 29 cm(15 3/8 x 113/8 in). Signed, not dated left side toward middle: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Dorotheum, Sbg. 12-Jun, 2002, Lot #26-Sold. Illustrated, pg 12 in catalog. Location: Private owner unknown.
Porträt der ersten Frau des Künstlers per Musuem der Moderne. Pen, Indian Ink and watercolor on paper. 27.2 x 21.2 cm. Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Location: Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Inv # 13227.Photo credit: ©Bettina Salomon Musuem der Moderne.
Bei der Arbeit per Dorotheum. Charcoal/paper. 45 x 31 cm. Signed, not dated bottom right: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: unlisted. Provenance: Dorotheum Linz, Austria. Auction: "Kunst und Antiquitäten. Oct 18, 2017. Lot # 194. Sold.Location: Presumed private owner, Austria.
Liebespaar per Kutscha Gallery. Charcoal drawing. 40 x 30 cm. Signed, not dated bottom right: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: Unlisted. Lit: 1982 Catalog "Prof. Felix Albrecht Harta 1884 -1967 "Galerie über dem Cafe Mozart, Sbg. #40, Fig, pg. 11. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg as of 1982. Location: Currently unknown.
Heuwagen. Pen and ink/watercolor. 19 x 25 cm(7.5 x 9.8 in). Signature not visible from photo. Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Insert auction record. Location: Unknown.
Mann auf Gartenliege per EKB. Charcoal/Colored Chalk. 26 x 20 cm. Signed, not dated lower right: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: GrN(Suppl.), Vol. II, pg. 256. Provenance: Private owner Salzburg as of 1991. [insert auction record]. Remarks: Harta signature in script, so possible this was drawn earlier than early 1920s.
Porträt der ersten Frau des Künstlers per Museum der Moderne. Pen, Indian Ink/paper. 43.8 x 29.7 cm. Signed, not dated bottom left: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Photo credit: © Bettina Salomon Museum der Moderne.
Pencil drawing. 33 x 20.5 cm(13.2 x 8.1 in). Signed, not dated lower left: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: Unlisted. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Hoffmann, a famous Austrian architect, and commercial designer is one of the founders of the Vienna Secession. Harta is Hoffmann's deputy for the 1925 annual exhibition of the Cooperative of visual artists in the Künstlerhaus.
Claude (Sohn des Künstlers) per EKB. EKB lists medium as charcoal/pencil; SMCA lists as chalk. Sheet size: 32.1 x 45.5 cm. Signed lower right: "Harta". Inscribed top right: Claude 29. May 1921". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 96, Vol. II, pg 113. Provenance: SMCA acquires 1983. Location: Salzburg Museum, Inv # 1049-1983. Photo credit © Salzburg Museum.
Babystudien per EKB. Brown pencil. Signed bottom left: "Harta". Dated bottom right: "29. Mai 1921". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 97. Vol. II, pg. 113. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.
Baby Studie per Dorotheum. Pencil on paper. 26 x 35.7 cm(17 3/4 x 115/8 in). Signed, not dated lower left: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Dorotheum,Salzburg [date] [Lot #]. Sold. Lit: Dorotheum catalog, Zeitgenössische Kunst-Moderne Graphik, Fig, pg 58. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Likely Harta's son, Claude(Klaudius in German).
Baby Study I(Claude Harta) per Heller. Pencil. Not signed or dated. Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Exhibitions: Galerie 16, Vienna 1981(Photo verified). Provenance: Gusti Wolf collection. Descended to estate. Consigned to Der Kunst Werk Antiques Vienna, Austria. Location: Das Kunstwerk Antiques, Vienna.
Baby Study II (Claude Harta) per Heller. Pencil. Signed, not dated bottom right: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Exhibitions: Galerie 16, Vienna 1981(Photo verified). Provenance: Gusti Wolf collection. Descended to estate. Consigned to Der Kunst Werk Antiques Vienna, Austria. Location: Das Kunstwerk Antiques, Vienna.
Baby Study III(Claude Harta) per Heller. Pencil. Not signed or dated. Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Unlisted. Exhibitions: Galerie 16, Vienna 1981(Photo verified). Provenance: Gusti Wolf collection. Descended to estate. Consigned to Der Kunst Werk Antiques Vienna, Austria. Location: Das Kunstwerk Antiques, Vienna.
Weblicher Rückenakt. 39.8 x 30.1 cm. Watercolor on paper. Signed, not dated on right side at bottom: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: G98, Vol. II, pg. 114. Provenance: Unknown. Location: SMCA Inv #5-77. Photo credit © Salzburg Museum.
Go to linkRückseite-Liegender Akt-per E.K.B. 39.5 x 30.2 cm. Not signed. Colored pencil and pen. Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: G99, Vol. II, pg. 114. Location: SMCA Inv # 5-77. Photo credit © Salzburg Museum.
Weibl. Akt m. übergeschl. Beinen per E.K.B. Watercolor. 38.1 x 29 cm. Signed, not dated on right side at bottom: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: Gr100, Vol. II, pg. 114. Provenance: unknown. Location: Albertina Museum, Vienna, Inv # 23942. Photo credit © The Albertina Museum, Vienna.
Go to linkFrauenakt-Halbrückenansicht per E.K.B. Watercolor. 43.9 x 31.7 cm. Signed, not dated on lower left bottom: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Diss Catalog: Gr101, Vol. II, pg. 114. Provenance: Unknown. Location: Albertina Museum, Vienna, Inv #23942. Photo credit: © The Albertina Musuem, Vienna.
Go to linkFrau liegend, Kopf auf Arm gestützt per EKB. EKB lists medium as pencil, but Albertina lists as charcoal. 38 x 57.6. Signed, not dated lower right: "Harta". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: Gr 146, Vol, II, pg 143. Provenance: Albertina Museum, Vienna acquires (?). Location: Albertina Museum, Vienna Austria, Inv # 23569. Photo credit: © The Albertina Musuem.
Go to linkTini Senders(Schauspielerin) per Wien Museum. Pencil drawing. 17.2 x 10 cm. Signed, not dated lower right: "Harta". Inscribed in print top right: "Tini Senders". Harta WV-; Baumgartner catalog: unlisted. Provenance: Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien acquires from the art trade 1964. Location: Wien Museum, Inv # 132905/2. Photo credit: Wien Museum Vienna, Austria.
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