Franz Ehrlich Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Franz Ehrlich Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 26, 2024
Franz Ehrlich (1907-1983): Concrete composition. Approx. 1928. (CD)
Est: kr13,500 - kr15,000
Ehrlich (1907-1983): Concrete composition. Approx. 1928. Sign. on the back Ehrlich, bet. 1928. Oil on panel. 45 x 72 cm.
Auktionshuset.com
Sep. 26, 2024
Franz Ehrlich (1907-1983): 'Football player', Approx. 1930. (CD)
Est: kr9,000 - kr10,000
Franz Ehrlich (1907-1983): 'Football player', Approx. 1930. Sign. Ehrlich, and stamped on the back Franz Ehrlich. Collage and gouache. Sheet size 32 x 26. time Sotheby's Auctions 1989, est. £2-3,000
Auktionshuset.com
Apr. 24, 2021
Franz Ehrlich (Leipzig 1907 - 1984 Bernburg) - o.T. (Figur im Hof).
Est: -
Franz Ehrlich (Leipzig 1907 - 1984 Bernburg) o.T. (Figur im Hof). Aquarell auf Karton. 1934. 23 x 26,8 cm. Montiert auf ein späteres Aquarell des Künstlers auf genarbtem Karton. 44 x 53,5 cm, unter Passepartout. Unter Glas gerahmt. Zweifach monogrammiert und datiert. Ehrlich absolvierte zunächst eine Ausbildung zum Maschinenschlosser und studierte dann ab 1926 am Bauhaus in Dessau. Diese Zeit beschreibt der Künstler als "Jahre des Erlebens". Sie begannen mit dem Vorkurs bei Josef Albers, bei den Meistern Klee und Kandinsky, bei dem Mathematiker und Physiker Fritz Köhn und dem Schriftunterricht bei Joost Schmidt. Das Vorweisen einer abgeschlossenen Handwerksausbildung ersparte Ehrlich eine neue Lehrzeit und ermöglichte ihm die freie Arbeit. Auch ergab sich eine Mitarbeit in der Bühnenwerkstatt bei Oskar Schlemmer: "Er war in den für mich entscheidenen Jahren Inspirator, Herz und Mittelpunkt des Bauhauses." (Ehrlich, in: Franz Ehrlich. Die frühen Jahre. Leipzig, Galerie am Sachsenplatz, 1980, ohne Seitenangaben) Schaetzpreis €1500
Dr. Irene Lehr Kunstauktionen GmbH
Mar. 30, 2019
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache.
Est: $400 - $600
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache - Framed, sight: 20 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Feb. 02, 2019
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache.
Est: $500 - $700
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache - Framed, sight: 20 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Dec. 14, 2018
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache.
Est: $700 - $900
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache - Framed, sight: 20 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Nov. 10, 2018
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache.
Est: $800 - $1,000
FRANZ EHRLICH (German, 1907-1984). DYNAMIC FIGURES, initialed lower right; also signed and dated 1929 verso. Gouache - Framed, sight: 20 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Dec. 04, 2015
FRANZ EHRLICH Blatt Nr. 32 (Blätter aus der Haft).
Est: €1,800 - €2,160
Aquarell und Tempera über Bleistift auf Velin, auf Hartfaserplatte aufgezogen. (19)37. Ca. 34 : 24,5 cm. Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts.
Karl & Faber
Dec. 04, 2015
FRANZ EHRLICH Materialrelief.
Est: €1,200 - €1,440
Acrylglas, Messing und Kupfer auf Rupfen, auf Holz aufgelegt. (1928/1981). Ca. 48 : 36 : 7,5 cm. Ein Exemplar außerhalb der Auflage von 13. Verso auf dem Rahmenetikett signiert. Im O.-Künstlerholzrahmen.
Karl & Faber
Dec. 04, 2015
FRANZ EHRLICH Komposition Blau-Weiß-Rot II.
Est: €1,600 - €1,920
Aquarell, Tempera, Tusche und Collage auf festem Velin. 1931. Ca. 32 : 24 cm. Verso signiert und datiert.
Karl & Faber
Dec. 04, 2015
FRANZ EHRLICH Schwünge III.
Est: €1,500 - €1,800
Tusche, farbige Kreide und Aquarell auf cremefarbenem Papier. (1929). Ca. 27,5 : 42 cm. Monogrammiert unten rechts.
Karl & Faber
Oct. 11, 2015
Bauhaus Fasching 1930
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: FRANZ EHRLICH (1907-1984) Size: 5 3/4 x 11 7/8 in./14.8 x 30 cm Based on typographic renderings by Joost Schmidt, this is the original invitation to the 1930 Bauhaus Carnival, where you/he/she/it/we/you/they are invited to come aboard an elevator ride to the future. Featuring all manner of wild entertainment, the party was meant to be one of the highlights of the season. It would, however, mark a turning point in the school's tense relationship with the local government, as the leftwing students' singing of Communist songs during the event would insight the conservative press to report harshly on the institution, resulting the the explusion of nearly 30 students and faculty.
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 30, 2015
Franz Ehrlich (1907-1983)
Est: -
Bass Flower. Aquarell und Bleistift auf Papier. Unten rechts monogrammiert und datiert: Eh 71. Hinter Glas gerahmt. 1971
Lauritz.com Deutschland GmbH
Nov. 21, 2014
VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Sideboard, GDR, 1964/65
Est: €1,120 - €1,400
Elm, plastic GDR, 1956/57 Design: Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) - German architect and designer Completion: VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, presumably 1965 Model 427/K Rear with manufacturer's label Simple cube-shaped corpus with 5 drawers, 3 doors and 2 trays with glass slide doors With key Dimensions: 136 x 158 x 45 cm (height x width x depth) Very good condition Franz Ehrlich's designed furniture type series '602' was already produced by the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau since 1957 The German architect and designer Franz Ehrlich designed this buffet in the years 1756/57, as it is indicated on the manufacturer's label, as a cupboard for dishes. On the one hand the design is due to the ideologically motivated principles of design of the time and Ehrlich's Bauhaus background extremely functional. The light grained wood and the manubria of the drawers still depict a certain refinement that is standing out from the else industrially crafted mass merchandise. The construction, a cube-shaped corpus on two pairs of legs, is typical for the 1950s. The front is enlivened through the change of flat and opened up parts. The buffet has got a detailed manufacturer's and types label on the rear. The key is in place. It is 136 cm in height and measures 158 x 45 cm. It is in very good condition with few traces of age and use. Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) The university years at the Bauhaus in Dessau and the collaboration with Walter Gropius were determining for Ehrlich, resulting in a few early buildings in Berlin and Leipzig. Ehrlich was in imprisonment under the National Socialists and he had to design several buildings in indentured labor. After military service from 1943 until 1945 and war imprisonment, he returned to Germany in 1946 and became the head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden, where he was responsible for several buildings. His work was decisive for the architectural history of the GDR as a versatile architect and designer. He became the house architect of the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau in 1968. Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau (est. 1898) The Werkstätten were established in 1898 by Karl Schmidt-Hellerau. The plywood board was invented through a design by Hellerau in 1898/99. A technical college and training workshops were established in 1907. There were 450 employees in 1910. The company endured despite the heavily to overcome world economic crisis in 1929 and the socialist command economy of the GDR. Hellerau was the parent plant of the VEB Möbelkombinat Hellerau that several furniture companies belonged to in the GDR. The company was converted into a GmbH in 1991 and reprivatized in 1992. They re-started with 80 employees. The Deutsche Werkstätten employ 200 people today. (afa) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Nov. 21, 2014
VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Club Table, GDR, 1957
Est: €320 - €400
Sen ash, solid and veneer, varnished, glass GDR, 1957 Design: Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) - German architect and designer Completion: VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Dresden Model 602/V With manufacturer's label Dimensions: 64 x 130 x 60 cm (height x width x depth) Good condition Franz Ehrlich's designed furniture type series '602' was already produced by the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau since 1957 Franz Ehrlich designed this table, model 602/V, for the VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau. The table is crafted of solid and veneered Sen ash, a material that is today mainly used in its country of origin, Japan. The bright wood with the regular grain that is especially well visible on the tabletop is of high decorative effect, but without the especially luxurious and exquisite touch of other finewoods like mahogany or rosewood, which are known from Art Deco. Such an effect would have objected the ideological spirit of Socialism. The tabletop is covered by a suiting pane. The table bears the original manufacturer's label with numerous indications about material, dimensions and others below the top. It is 64 cm in height and measures 130 x 605 cm. It is in good condition with little traces of age and use. The tabletop partly shows scratching marks. Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) The university years at the Bauhaus in Dessau and the collaboration with Walter Gropius were determining for Ehrlich, resulting in a few early buildings in Berlin and Leipzig. Ehrlich was in imprisonment under the National Socialists and he had to design several buildings in indentured labor. After military service from 1943 until 1945 and war imprisonment, he returned to Germany in 1946 and became the head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden, where he was responsible for several buildings. His work was decisive for the architectural history of the GDR as a versatile architect and designer. He became the house architect of the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau in 1968. Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau (est. 1898) The Werkstätten were established in 1898 by Karl Schmidt-Hellerau. The plywood board was invented through a design by Hellerau in 1898/99. A technical college and training workshops were established in 1907. There were 450 employees in 1910. The company endured despite the heavily to overcome world economic crisis in 1929 and the socialist command economy of the GDR. Hellerau was the parent plant of the VEB Möbelkombinat Hellerau that several furniture companies belonged to in the GDR. The company was converted into a GmbH in 1991 and reprivatized in 1992. They re-started with 80 employees. The Deutsche Werkstätten employ 200 people today. (afa) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Nov. 21, 2014
VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Buffet, GDR, 1956/57
Est: €640 - €800
Sen ash, solid and veneer, glass GDR, 1956/57 Design: Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) - German architect and designer Completion: VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, presumably 1965 Model 602/G Rear with manufacturer's stamps Simple cube-shaped corpus with 5 drawers, 3 doors and 2 trays with glass slide doors With key Dimensions: 136 x 158 x 45 cm (height x width x depth) Very good condition Franz Ehrlich's designed furniture type series '602' was already produced by the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau since 1957 The German architect and designer Franz Ehrlich designed this buffet in the years 1756/57, as it is indicated on the manufacturer's label, as a cupboard for dishes. On the one hand the design is due to the ideologically motivated principles of design of the time and Ehrlich's Bauhaus background extremely functional. The light grained wood and the manubria of the drawers still depict a certain refinement that is standing out from the else industrially crafted mass merchandise. The construction, a cube-shaped corpus on two pairs of legs, is typical for the 1950s. The front is enlivened through the change of flat and opened up parts. The buffet has got several manufacturer's stamps on the rear. The key is in place. It is 136 cm in height and measures 158 x 45 cm. It is in very good condition with few traces of age and use. Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) The university years at the Bauhaus in Dessau and the collaboration with Walter Gropius were determining for Ehrlich, resulting in a few early buildings in Berlin and Leipzig. Ehrlich was in imprisonment under the National Socialists and he had to design several buildings in indentured labor. After military service from 1943 until 1945 and war imprisonment, he returned to Germany in 1946 and became the head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden, where he was responsible for several buildings. His work was decisive for the architectural history of the GDR as a versatile architect and designer. He became the house architect of the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau in 1968. Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau (est. 1898) The Werkstätten were established in 1898 by Karl Schmidt-Hellerau. The plywood board was invented through a design by Hellerau in 1898/99. A technical college and training workshops were established in 1907. There were 450 employees in 1910. The company endured despite the heavily to overcome world economic crisis in 1929 and the socialist command economy of the GDR. Hellerau was the parent plant of the VEB Möbelkombinat Hellerau that several furniture companies belonged to in the GDR. The company was converted into a GmbH in 1991 and reprivatized in 1992. They re-started with 80 employees. The Deutsche Werkstätten employ 200 people today. (afa) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Nov. 21, 2014
VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, Sideboard, GDR, 1956/57
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Sen ash, ash, solid and veneer GDR, 1956/57 Design: Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) - German architect and designer Completion: VEB Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau, presumably 1960 Rear with manufacturer's label Simple cube-shaped, two-door corpus with 5 drawers With key Dimensions: 84.5 x 158 x 45 cm (height x width x depth) Very good condition Franz Ehrlich's designed furniture type series '602' was already produced by the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau since 1957 The German architect and designer Franz Ehrlich designed this sideboard in the years 1956/57, as inscribed on the manufacturer's label, it was intended to be a cupboard for dishes. The design is on the one hand extremely functional, which is due to the ideologically motivated principles of design of the time and Ehrlich's Bauhaus background. But the light grained wood and the manubria of the drawers still depict a certain refinement that is sticking out from the else industrially crafted mass merchandise. The construction, a cube-shaped corpus on two leg pairs, is typical for the 1950s. However, this Eastern German design is much more linear and rigid than similar Italian or Scandinavian ones. The sideboard has got a detailed manufacturer's and types label on the rear. The key is present. It is 84.5 cm in height and measures 158 x 45 cm. It is in very good condition with little traces of age and use. Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) The university years at the Bauhaus in Dessau and the collaboration with Walter Gropius were determining for Ehrlich, resulting in a few early buildings in Berlin and Leipzig. Ehrlich was in imprisonment under the National Socialists and he had to design several buildings in indentured labor. After military service from 1943 until 1945 and war imprisonment, he returned to Germany in 1946 and became the head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden, where he was responsible for several buildings. His work was decisive for the architectural history of the GDR as a versatile architect and designer. He became the house architect of the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau in 1968. Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau (est. 1898) The Werkstätten were established in 1898 by Karl Schmidt-Hellerau. The plywood board was invented through a design by Hellerau in 1898/99. A technical college and training workshops were established in 1907. There were 450 employees in 1910. The company endured despite the heavily to overcome world economic crisis in 1929 and the socialist command economy of the GDR. Hellerau was the parent plant of the VEB Möbelkombinat Hellerau that several furniture companies belonged to in the GDR. The company was converted into a GmbH in 1991 and reprivatized in 1992. They re-started with 80 employees. The Deutsche Werkstätten employ 200 people today. (afa) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Aug. 02, 2013
Watercolour "Bass Flower" by Franz Ehrlich, 1971
Est: €800 - €1,000
Watercolour and pencil on paper Germany, 1971 Franz Ehrlich (1907 - 1984) - German architect and graphic artist of the Bauhaus Monogrammed and dated lower right, "Eh 71" Overall dimensions, framed: 48 x 36 cm Very good condition This beautiful watercolour of the Bauhaus artist Franz Ehrlich conforms, in its systematic and geometric structure, to the Bauhaus aesthetic that arose from the functionality and the requirements of the industry. The Bauhaus artists were 'masters of form' who also experimented with new concepts of colour, which is evident in Ehrlich's watercolour; it has a flower-shaped composition, arranged around three axes. Grey spikes of sorts, somewhat resembling the endpin of a double bass, are located on each axis, and each 'petal', too, picks up on the shape of the instrument. These 'petals' shine in varyingly intense shades of pink - some brighter, some darker - and are bound by a white border. An ebony sound hole with a glaring red outline is at the centre of this blossom-like composition. Red and black appear like the roots of the paler shades of pink and grey surrounding them and, due to their sudden intensity, they constitute a clear focal point of the arrangement. The dimensions of the sheet are 48 x 36 cm. The watercolour is monogrammed and dated lower right, "Eh 71". The work is in very good condition except for one small colour loss lower left and another on the upper margin, where traces of glue are also visible. The sheet margins display minimal blemishes and there is a tiny crease mark in the lower left corner. Franz Ehrlich (1907 - 1984) Franz Ehrlich grew up in Leipzig and studied - following a precedent apprenticeship as a machine fitter - at the Bauhaus in Dessau, where he first completed a certification exam as a carpenter and later worked for Walter Gropius, from 1927 to 1930. Due to his communist disposition, he was charged with "preparation of high treason" by the Nazis and incarcerated in Zwickau prison and later in the concentration camp Buchenwald. The fact that he designed the front gate inscription, "JEDEM DAS SEINE" [to each their own, or figuratively: everyone gets what they deserve], in Buchenwald, is acrimonious without parallel. Between 1943 and 1945, he was a soldier in the Wehrmacht punishment unit 999 in Greece, and subsequently became a prisoner of war. In 1946, Ehrlich was able to return to Germany and became head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden. He was involved in many significant constructions in the post-war era and is held in esteem for being one of the few artists in the GDR who were able to preserve at least some autonomy in their use of forms. Bauhaus The Bauhaus was founded 1919 in Weimar by Walter Gropius under the slogan, "Bau der Zukunft [construction of the future]", as an art school that was meant to teach all arts unified with architecture into an ideal entity, or in Gropius' words, "to create a new guild of craftsmen, without the class distinctions that raise an arrogant barrier between craftsman and artist." In 1925, the school moved to Dessau and began cooperating with the industry under the motto, "Art and Technology - a new unity". The first tubular steel furniture went into production, "Meisterhäuser [master houses]" designed by Gropius were built, and international attention was attained. After Gropius, Hannes Meyer and later Mies Van der Rohe were directors of the Bauhaus, which had to move to Berlin in 1932, only to be finally closed under Nazi pressure in 1933. Many of the former protagonists fled to the USA where they kept on spreading the ideas of the Bauhaus with great success.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Aug. 02, 2013
Abstract Sculptural Relief by Franz Ehrlich, Germany 1928
Est: €800 - €1,000
Brass, iron, copper, canvas, panel, acrylic Germany, 1928 Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) - German architect and graphic artist of the Bauhaus Overall dimensions: 36 x 48 cm Very good condition This sculptural relief by the German Bauhaus artist Franz Ehrlich impresses due to its play with different forms and materials. The oval background is covered with beige fabric where different shapes meet different materials. They are arranged geometrically and form an enjoyable area of tension. The sculptural relief is in very good condition and only shows minor traces of age and wear. The frame is slighty chipped, especially at the lower parts. The brass area partially had been repatinated. The overall dimensions are 36 x 48 cm. Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) Franz Ehrlich grew up in Leipzig and studied - following a precedent apprenticeship as a machine fitter - at the Bauhaus in Dessau, where he first completed a certification exam as a carpenter and later worked for Walter Gropius, from 1927 to 1930. Due to his communist disposition, he was charged with "preparation of high treason" by the Nazis and incarcerated in Zwickau prison and later in the concentration camp Buchenwald. The fact that he designed the front gate inscription, "JEDEM DAS SEINE" [to each their own, or figuratively: everyone gets what they deserve], in Buchenwald, is acrimonious without parallel. Between 1943 and 1945, he was a soldier in the Wehrmacht punishment unit 999 in Greece, and subsequently became a prisoner of war. In 1946, Ehrlich was able to return to Germany and became head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden. He was involved in many significant constructions in the post-war era and is held in esteem for being one of the few artists in the GDR who were able to preserve at least some autonomy in their use of forms. Bauhaus The Bauhaus was founded 1919 in Weimar by Walter Gropius under the slogan, "Bau der Zukunft [construction of the future]", as an art school that was meant to teach all arts unified with architecture into an ideal entity, or in Gropius' words, "to create a new guild of craftsmen, without the class distinctions that raise an arrogant barrier between craftsman and artist." In 1925, the school moved to Dessau and began cooperating with the industry under the motto, "Art and Technology - a new unity". The first tubular steel furniture went into production, "Meisterhäuser [master houses]" designed by Gropius were built, and international attention was attained. After Gropius, Hannes Meyer and later Mies Van der Rohe were directors of the Bauhaus, which had to move to Berlin in 1932, only to be finally closed under Nazi pressure in 1933. Many of the former protagonists fled to the USA where they kept on spreading the ideas of the Bauhaus with great success.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Apr. 20, 2013
Ehrlich, Franz
Est: -
Ehrlich, Franz (1907 Reudnitz (Leipzig) - Bernburg (Saale) 1984). Anker an ein geöffnetes Fenster gelehnt. Bl. 6 aus der Reihe "Blätter aus der Haft". Aquarell 1935. Blgr. 34,5 x 25 cm. Monogr. "eh" u. dat. Unter Passep. u. Glas gerahmt (nicht ausgerahmt). SchaetzPreis 450
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 07, 2012
Pastel drawing "Double Bass", by Franz Ehrlich, around 1970
Est: €3,200 - €4,000
Pastel crayon, ink and pencil on paper Germany, around 1970 Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) - German architect and graphic artist Bauhaus artist Monogrammed lower right, "Eh" In original frame Overall dimensions, framed: 72 x 57 cm Very good condition This pastel drawing of the Bauhaus artist Franz Ehrlich shows the vague outlines of a double bass inwardly diminishing in size. The drawing is divided in two halves by a black streak that takes the shape of an endpin on the lower end; the right half is composed of a bright orange tone, whereas the left is coloured in a deep shade of red. The corresponding halves of the bass match the side opposite from the one they occupy, and become darker towards the middle. At the centre of the drawing and the instrument is an f-hole filled out in black. The drawing, with its systematic, mirrored arrangement, conforms to the Bauhaus aesthetic that arose from the functionality and the requirements of the industry. The Bauhaus artists were 'masters of form', who also tried out new concepts of colour; in this drawing, Ehrlich combines colour and shape to a conclusive whole that repeatedly erupts, inviting to be viewed again and again.The drawing is in very good condition and is in the original frame that was also made by the artist. The hand-painted white frame shows minor traces of wear. The overall dimensions, framed, are 72 x 57 cm, while the size of the sheet is 47.5 x 36 cm. The drawing is monogrammed lower right. The frame merely shows slight traces of wear.Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984) Franz Ehrlich grew up in Leipzig and studied - following a precedent apprenticeship as a machine fitter - at the Bauhaus in Dessau, where he first completed a certification exam as a carpenter and later worked for Walter Gropius, from 1927 to 1930. Due to his communist disposition, he was charged with "preparation of high treason" by the Nazis and incarcerated in Zwickau prison and later in the concentration camp Buchenwald. The fact that he designed the front gate inscription, "JEDEM DAS SEINE" [to each their own, or figuratively: everyone gets what they deserve], in Buchenwald, is acrimonious without parallel. Between 1943 and 1945, he was a soldier in the Wehrmacht punishment unit 999 in Greece, and subsequently became a prisoner of war. In 1946, Ehrlich was able to return to Germany and became head of the department of reconstruction in Dresden. He was involved in many significant constructions in the post-war era and is held in esteem for being one of the few artists in the GDR who were able to preserve at least some autonomy in their use of forms.Bauhaus The Bauhaus was founded 1919 in Weimar by Walter Gropius under the slogan, "Bau der Zukunft [construction of the future]", as an art school that was meant to teach all arts unified with architecture into an ideal entity, or in Gropius' words, "to create a new guild of craftsmen, without the class distinctions that raise an arrogant barrier between craftsman and artist." In 1925, the school moved to Dessau and began cooperating with the industry under the motto, "Art and Technology - a new unity". The first tubular steel furniture went into production, "Meisterhäuser [master houses]" designed by Gropius were built, and international attention was attained. After Gropius, Hannes Meyer and later Mies Van der Rohe were directors of the Bauhaus, which had to move to Berlin in 1932, only to be finally closed under Nazi pressure in 1933. Many of the former protagonists fled to the USA where they kept on spreading the ideas of the Bauhaus with great success.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Dec. 04, 2008
EHRLICH, FRANZ
Est: CHF1,000 - CHF1,500
EHRLICH, FRANZ (Leipzig 1907 - Bernburg 1984) Collage. Circa 1927. Collage, India ink and pencil on paper. Signed lower right: Ehrlich. A further sketch verso. 32 x 22.5 cm. EHRLICH, FRANZ (Leipzig 1907 - 1984 Bernburg ) Kollage. Um 1927. Kollage, Tusche und Bleistift auf Papier. Unten rechts signiert: Ehrlich. Verso mit einer weiteren Skizze. 32 x 22,5 cm.
Koller Auctions
Oct. 11, 2001
Franz Ehrlich (1907-1984)
Est: $14,600 - $21,900
Komposition signed and dated 'F. Ehrlich 1929' (on the reverse) oil on board 231/4 x 151/2in. (59 x 39.5cm.) Painted in 1929 NOTES Having studied at the Bauhaus, Franz Ehrlich was one of the students who would later exploit the entire breadth of the Bauhaus training. He worked as a graphic designer, as an exhibition designer and as an interior designer. He was involved in equipping new rooms when the Bauhaus moved to Dessau. The present painting not only reflects the Bauhaus philosophy of colour and form, but also makes a clear reference to Moholy-Nagy's personal interpretation of Bauhaus aesthetics and tonality.
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