82.77 Adoration (Anbetung)

c. 1921

Lithograph, 16 x 12 1/2" (40.6 x 30.8 cm)

Signed, lr: Paul Goesch

Print from Die Schaffenden, III. Jg.' 2 Mappe, Die Schaffenden stamp in lower left corner

Provenance: Hauswedell Auction, Hamburg, Nr. 820, May 1959

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82.77 Adoration (Anbetung)

c. 1921

Lithograph, 16 x 12 1/2" (40.6 x 30.8 cm)

Signed, lr: Paul Goesch

Print from Die Schaffenden, III. Jg.' 2 Mappe, Die Schaffenden stamp in lower left corner

Provenance: Hauswedell Auction, Hamburg, Nr. 820, May 1959

 Adoration (Anbetung) 1921

 This simple line drawing is an extreme example of Goesch’s mixture of visionary religiosity and folkloric sentiment. One is never certain whether he was an actual naive artist or a sophisticated painter who preferred to create intentionally naive images.