Kassák, Lajos. Die Mutter. Collage und Lot n° 1791

Kassák, Lajos. The mother. Collage and ink on wove paper (papier vélin). Signed lower left: "Kassák". 1964. sheet size: 29 x 39 cm. Mounted at the upper corners under mount and framed under glass. The beautiful collage by Lajos Kassák (1887-1967) depicts his mother. - The back of the frame with later annotation in lead (in German): "1967 - mother of K + K himself". - The work was shown at the following exhibitions: From Kandinsky to Tatlin. Constructivism in Europe. Schwerin/Bonn, Staatliches Museum/Kunstmuseum, 2006. - L'abstraction en Europe. Le choix d'un collectionneur allemand. Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, 2011. no. (52 corrected to) 53 (with illustration). - Constructivism in Europe. From Malevich to Kandinsky. Beijing, National Art Museum of China, 2012. no. 58 (with illustration). - The Revolution Releases Its Paintings. From Malevich to Kandinsky. Münster, Pablo Picasso Art Museum, 2014. no. 22 (with illustration). - Astrattismo in Europe. Bard, Forte di Bard, 2015. p. 60 (with illustration). - With a few minor traces of glue and mounting spots, some rubbing, these have been adjusted in tone, some elements of the collage slightly browned. - Provenance: Dr. Gerhard Cromme, Essen.