Graphics 1939 - 1950 | World War II

1939 Sheeps and Cows

Sheeps and Cow per Harta. Watercolor. Signed, bottom right: "HARTA". Lit: Harta 1939-1966, Nr. WV1619/1939; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 170, G 209 mit Abb. Provenance: Owner unknown. Archival photo is the only source. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Baumgartner catalogued as an oil painting, but Harta lists this as a watercolor. Photo credit: Salzburg Festival House Archive, Harta Estate.

1939 Map of Windgridge

Map of Windgridge per Harta.(Harta & EKB mispell the town). Colored pencil(according to Harta's WV but EKB lists as watercolor and ink. 22 x 30 cm. Signed bottom left: "HARTA". Lit: Harta 1939-1966 Nr. 1642/1939; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 170, Kat. Nr. Gr 201 mit Abb. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1939 Landscape

Landschaft Blick auf See. Watercolor. 25.5 x 38 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA/ 1939. Harta WV-. Lit: Baumgartner 1991 II, pg. 170, Kat. Nr. Gr 202; Katalog Galerie Suppan. Österr. Malerei 1910 - 1950, June 1989, Kat. Nr. 18. Provenance: 1939 -1996 Private owner. Oct. 2. 1996 Acquired by Galerie Martin Suppan, Vienna. Photo © Galerie Martin Suppan, Vienna.

1939 Landscape in Sussex

Landschaft Sussex per EKB. Gouache on paper/mixed technique. 38 x 48 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1939". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 203, Vol. II, pg. 170. Provenance: Dorotheum Salzburg, Austria. Weihnächtsauktion 1989. Lit: Dorotheum, Wien. May 17th, 1989, Lt# 68, Tafel 57 in Catalog. Location: Currently unknown.

1939 Valley with Trees

Watercolor. 36 x 30 cm(11 x 14 in). Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1939". Label on verso states location as "Ashdown Forest". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Bateman's Auctioneers & Valuers, Stamford, LCN UK. Feb 2, 2008, Lot # 222. Sold. Location: Unknown.

1939 Portrait of Hilde Holger with Clasped Hands

Charcoal/paper. Image Size: 18 x 30 image; Sheet Size: 32 x 20 cm Signed and dated bottom left: "HARTA 1939". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted.Provenance: Possibly owned by a friend or student of Holgers: Selma Schaffer.[e-mail from Holger's daughter]. Location: Unknown.Photo credit:© Hilde Holger Archive Primavera Boman-Behram, London.

1939 ca. Costume-Design for Hilde Holger's Dance Gnomes & Crystals

Colored pencil. Signed, undated bottom left: "HARTA". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Lit: Die Kraft des Tanzes Hilde Holger; Zeichen & Spuren 1990, pg. 81. Photo credit:© Hilde Holger Archive Primavera Boman-Behram, London.

1939 Snow Covered Landscape Near Salzburg

Verschneite Landschaft bei Salzburg per Dorotheum. Watercolor, gouache on paper. 26.988 x 42.862 cm(10 5/8 x 16 7/8 in). Signed and dated bottom left: "HARTA SALZBURG 1939". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Dorotheum Vienna, Austria. Lot # 192. April 28 1992. Sold. Lit: Dorotheum catalog: Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Fig., pg 75. Location: Currently unknown.

1939 Landscape with Windmill

Field O.L. with windmill per Harta. Watercolor. 29.845 x 37.465 cm(11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in). Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1939". Harta WV1578/1939; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Dorotheum Salzburg, Austria. Lot # 79. Feb 28 2019. Sold. Location: Private collector-unknown. Remarks: May be WV1583/1939 "Oaktree with Mill?

1939 Green House

Green House per Harta. Watercolor on paper. 38.1 x 27.94 cm(15 x 11 inches). Signed and dated bottom: right: "HARTA 1939". Harta WV1621/1939; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Eva Harta Wick descended to estate. Location: Private owner, FL, USA.

1939 Evacuated Children

Evacuated Children per Harta. Watercolor. Image from Front of Postcard. Signed & dated bottom left "HARTA 1939". Harta WV1643/1939; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Letter from Mary Chandler (nee Porter) 10/2/2011 to Windy Ridge Evacuees(1939 -1942). Remarks: Children from London were evacuated starting in Sept of 1939. Windy Ridge was a depot site for them, and Harta drew them. There is a reference to Harta in the source doc knowing the philanthropic Gertrude Guggenheim.

1940 Portrait of Lady Jill Gooch

"Gooch" per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV1672/1940; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 204, Vol. II, pg 171. Provenance: First owner, Lady Gooch, Crowboro, England. Location: Presumed private owner.

1940 Portrait of Ruth Dawson

Ruth Dawson per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated top right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV1673/1940; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 205, Vol. II, pg. 171. Provenance: First owner, Ruth Dawson in Crowboro, England. Location: Presumably private owner.

1940 Portrait Rosemary Dawson

Rosemary Dawson per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated top right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV1674/1940; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 205, Vol. II, pg. 171. Provenance: First owner resided in Crowboro. England. Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Vesper II

Vesper II per Harta. Chalk drawing. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940. Inscribed bottom left: "VESPER". Harta WV1684/1940; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 207, Vol. II, pg 172. Provenance: Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Unknown.

1940 Lady with a Violin

Junge Frau mit Baßgeige per EKB. Drawing-no medium defined. Signed and dated bottom left: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 208, Vol. II, pg. 172. Provenance: Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Unknown.

1940 Landscape

Landschaft per Dorotheum. Watercolor on paper. 21.908 x 29.845 cm( 8 5/8 x 11 3/4 in). Signed and dated bottom left: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Dorotheum Salzburg, Austria. Lot # 333, May 23 2007. Sold. Lit: Dorotheum catalog "Klassische Moderne und Zeitgenössische Kunst-Moderne Grafik", Fig., pg. 99. Location: Currently unknown.

1940 Man's Face Profile

Herrenportrait per EKB. Charcoal drawing. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 211, Vol. II, pg. 173. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg as of 1991. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Female Face Profiles 1

4 Frauenportraits per EKB. Pencil, Charcoal, and colored pencil. 22.6 x 17.9 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 209, Vol.II, pg. 173. Note Baumgartner used this designation for all four portraits. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg-no date. ca. 1982-1994. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Female Face Profiles 2

4 Frauenportraits per EKB. Pencil, Charcoal, and colored pencil. 22.6 x 17.9 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Inscription of the subject bottom left cannot be identified from scan. Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 209, Vol. II, pg. 173. Note Baumgartner used this designation for all four portraits. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg-no date. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Female Face Profiles 3

4 Frauenportraits per EKB. Pencil, charcoal, colored pencil. 22.6 x 17.9 cm. Signed and dated bottom left: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: G 209, Vol. II, pg. 173. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg-no date. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Female Face Profiles 4

4 Frauenportraits per EKB. Pencil, Charcoal, colored pencil. 22.6 x 17.9 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: G 209, Vol. II, pg. 173. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg-no date. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Female Face Profile 5

Mädchenportrait per EKB. Charcoal drawing. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 210, Vol. II, pg 173. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg as of 1991. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Carcicature British Life During the War Year 1940

"Britisches Leben im Kriegsjahr 1940" per Dorotheum. Watercolor/Pencil on paper. 22 x 17 cm. Signed and dated lower right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Private collector consigned to Dorotheum Summer Online Auction, Lot # 195-040310/0001 , August, 4, 2022. Sold. Location: Private collector FL,USA.

1941 Busconductress

Busconductress. Watercolor. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1941". Harta WV1742/1941; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 212, Vol. II, pg. 174. Provenance: Girlschool, Bedford, England. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1941 Portrait of Vivien Heap

Vivien Heap per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1941". Harta WV1765/1941; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 213, Vol. II, pg. 174. Provenance: First owner lived in Kempston, England. Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Currently unknown.

1940 Portrait of a Woman

Mixed media. 49.53 x 34.29 cm(19.50 x 13.50 in). Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940. Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Location: Currently unknown.

1941 Nancy Bell Dancer

Nancy Bell - Dancer per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1941". Harta WV1772/1941; Baumgartner Catalog: Gr 214, Vol. II, pg. 174. Provenance: First owner lived in Oakley, England. Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Young Girl Arms Folded

Colored pencil or chalk?. Signed and dated top right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV-; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Location: Unknown.

1940 Unidentified Young Man

Watercolor. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA 1940". Harta WV possibly WV1689/1940. o Nigel Forward(Crowboro) or WV1697/1940, M. Barkham; Baumgartner Catalog: Unlisted. Provenance: Photo documented. Location: Unknown.

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