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The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places.

After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service.

He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Berliner Secession, New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass

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  • Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)
    Jun. 25, 2026

    Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)

    Est: €2,400 - €2,880

    Fabrikgelände mit rauchenden Schornsteinen Sign. u. dat. 1928. Kohle auf gelblichem Papier. Ca. 38,5×49 cm. Rücks. bez. „aus Oberschlesien II“ „9“. (Blattkanten teils eingerissen, an oberer Kante kleine Fehlstelle). R. (60821)

    Leo Spik
  • Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)
    Jun. 25, 2026

    Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)

    Est: €4,600 - €5,520

    Hafen Stettin 1930 Sign. Ölskizze auf Malpappe. Ca. 36×52,5 cm. Rücks. bez. u. dat. ‘Ölgrund X. (19)30‘. Nummeriert in Rot: 234. R. Provenienz: Privatbesitz Berlin. Bis 1979 im Besitz des Künstlers; anschließend in Kommission in der Neuen Münchner Galerie. Auf Ersuchen des Galeristen Dr. Hiepe wurde die Skizze dort 1980 nachträglich signiert. Ende 1982 in der Galerieaustellung: Albert Birkle. 150 Werke von 1916-1950. Wir danken Roswitha und Viktor Pontzen, Archiv und Werkbetreuung Albert Birkle, für die wissenschaftliche Unterstützung. Das Werk ist im WVZ unter der Erfassungsnummer 1097 gelistet. (61070)

    Leo Spik
  • Albert Birkle ”Am Kronprinzen Ufer Berlin”
    Jun. 05, 2026

    Albert Birkle ”Am Kronprinzen Ufer Berlin”

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    Signed and dated in pencil lower left: Albert Birkle 24. On the fragment of the former cardboard backing in black felt-tip pen titled and dated: Am Kronprinzen Ufer Berlin 1924

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €20,000 - €40,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Lonely house at the Danube, 1939 oil/board 49 x 64 cm signed A. Birkle cf. Exhibition catalogue Albert Birkle, Salzburg 1980, Pic. 44 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 20000 - 40000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 20000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €18,000 - €35,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Silesian winter (Seitenberg at Glatz) oil/carboard 52 x 70 cm signed A. Birkle verso label Albert Birkle -Berlin- Schlesischer Winter (Seitenberg bei Glatz) Gemalt: Winter 1923/24 depicted in Schaffer, Albert Birkle 2001, p. 69, fig. 29/cat. no. 31 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 18000 - 35000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 18000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Winter landscape charcoal/paper 33 x 39 cm signed A. Birkle SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €20,000 - €40,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Early spring in the Bavarian forest oil/canvas 53 x 71 cm signed A. Birkle verso label Albert Brikle -Berlin- Vorfrühling in Bayrischen Wald gemlt: März 1929 depicted in Schaffer, Albert Birkle 2001, p. 70, fig. 30/cat. no. 32 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 20000 - 40000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 20000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Winter landscape charcoal/paper 33 x 39 cm signed A. Birkle SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €2,600 - €4,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Alpine pasture, 1929 oil/canvas 33 x 44,5 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 29 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 2600 - 4000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 2600 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €400 - €800

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Leonor Goldschmied, 1929 charcoal/paper 57 x 46 cm Study for the picture of Leonor Goldschmied cf. Exhbition catalogue Albert Birkle, Sazburg 1980, Pic. 30 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 400 - 800 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 400 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €2,400 - €4,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Farmer, 1933 oil/canvas 45 x 35 cm monogrammed A.B., dated 33 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 2400 - 4000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 2400 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Boxer, 1924 charcoal/paper 35 x 26 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 24 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Lying nude oil/cardboard 69 x 51 cm signed Albert Birkle SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 6000 - 8000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 6000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Selfportrait oil/board 50 x 40 cm signed A. Birkle SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 6000 - 8000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 6000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Inside the forest gouache/paper 50 x 34 cm SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    May. 28, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €3,000 - €6,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Felled trees, 1986 oil/board 36 x 46 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 1986 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 3000 - 6000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 3000 Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. He developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, situated between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often exaggerating into the fantastical – especially in his character studies with caricatured features and a direct reference to the Christian Passion, comparable to the expressive portraiture of Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth. In 1921, he became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship in Königsberg in order to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg, retained his Berlin studio, and exhibited at the National Gallery and the Venice Biennale in 1936. However, in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Volunteering as a war artist in the Reich Labor Service, he was drafted in 1944. He received Austrian citizenship in 1946 and devoted himself to sacred stained glass in the 1950s and 1960s, creating works that resonate with those of Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, and Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina—a tradition of monumental, luminous church windows that revisited his early socially critical themes in his expressive later work. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Mar. 25, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Forest in winter II, 1925 charcoal/paper 31 x 48 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 1925 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. During these years, he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, oscillating between Expressionism and New Objectivity. His character studies often featured caricatured, fantastical features—an approach that reveals connections to masters such as Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth, whose expressive portraiture and painterly freedom influenced him. In 1921, Birkle became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, then headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship at the Königsberg Academy to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz, thereby establishing a sacred visual language that later culminated in his stained glass work. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg but retained his Berlin studio. In 1936, he exhibited at the National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale, but in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, working as a war artist and correspondent before being drafted in 1944. In 1946, he received Austrian citizenship and increasingly devoted himself to sacred commissions, including groundbreaking stained-glass windows in the 1950s and 1960s. These works, with their expressive use of light and religious intensity, echoed contemporaries such as Anton Faistauer and Herbert Boeckl, whose monumental murals and altarpieces possessed a comparable sacred power. Franz Sedlacek also shared his inclination towards the fantastic-realistic, while Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina served as a forerunner in the Tyrolean stained-glass and mural painting tradition. In his later work, Birkle returned to the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. His affinity with Austrian colleagues like Boeckl and Faistauer, as well as the lasting influence of the New Objectivity style and Expressionist force, underscore his position between the Berlin Secession tradition and Salzburg's sacred art.other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Berliner Secession, New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Mar. 25, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Forest in winter I, 1925 charcoal/paper 44 x 33 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 1925 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. During these years, he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, oscillating between Expressionism and New Objectivity. His character studies often featured caricatured, fantastical features—an approach that reveals connections to masters such as Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth, whose expressive portraiture and painterly freedom influenced him. In 1921, Birkle became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, then headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship at the Königsberg Academy to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz, thereby establishing a sacred visual language that later culminated in his stained glass work. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg but retained his Berlin studio. In 1936, he exhibited at the National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale, but in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, working as a war artist and correspondent before being drafted in 1944. In 1946, he received Austrian citizenship and increasingly devoted himself to sacred commissions, including groundbreaking stained-glass windows in the 1950s and 1960s. These works, with their expressive use of light and religious intensity, echoed contemporaries such as Anton Faistauer and Herbert Boeckl, whose monumental murals and altarpieces possessed a comparable sacred power. Franz Sedlacek also shared his inclination towards the fantastic-realistic, while Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina served as a forerunner in the Tyrolean stained-glass and mural painting tradition. In his later work, Birkle returned to the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. His affinity with Austrian colleagues like Boeckl and Faistauer, as well as the lasting influence of the New Objectivity style and Expressionist force, underscore his position between the Berlin Secession tradition and Salzburg's sacred art.other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Berliner Secession, New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Mar. 25, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Saw mill II, 1934 charcoal/paper 44 x 63 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 1934 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. During these years, he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, oscillating between Expressionism and New Objectivity. His character studies often featured caricatured, fantastical features—an approach that reveals connections to masters such as Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth, whose expressive portraiture and painterly freedom influenced him. In 1921, Birkle became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, then headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship at the Königsberg Academy to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz, thereby establishing a sacred visual language that later culminated in his stained glass work. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg but retained his Berlin studio. In 1936, he exhibited at the National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale, but in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, working as a war artist and correspondent before being drafted in 1944. In 1946, he received Austrian citizenship and increasingly devoted himself to sacred commissions, including groundbreaking stained-glass windows in the 1950s and 1960s. These works, with their expressive use of light and religious intensity, echoed contemporaries such as Anton Faistauer and Herbert Boeckl, whose monumental murals and altarpieces possessed a comparable sacred power. Franz Sedlacek also shared his inclination towards the fantastic-realistic, while Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina served as a forerunner in the Tyrolean stained-glass and mural painting tradition. In his later work, Birkle returned to the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. His affinity with Austrian colleagues like Boeckl and Faistauer, as well as the lasting influence of the New Objectivity style and Expressionist force, underscore his position between the Berlin Secession tradition and Salzburg's sacred art.other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Berliner Secession, New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Mar. 25, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Saw mill I, 1934 charcoal/paper 47 x 64 cm signed A. Birkle, dated 34 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among Albert Birkle, a German painter and draftsman, completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1920 to 1925, where he became a master student of Arthur Kampf. During these years, he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal aesthetic elements reminiscent of New Objectivity, oscillating between Expressionism and New Objectivity. His character studies often featured caricatured, fantastical features—an approach that reveals connections to masters such as Max Slevogt and Lovis Corinth, whose expressive portraiture and painterly freedom influenced him. In 1921, Birkle became the youngest member of the Berlin Secession, and later also of the Prussian Academy of Arts, then headed by Max Liebermann. In 1927, he declined a professorship at the Königsberg Academy to execute church murals in Gaislingen and Kattowitz, thereby establishing a sacred visual language that later culminated in his stained glass work. After the Nazi seizure of power, he moved to Salzburg but retained his Berlin studio. In 1936, he exhibited at the National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale, but in 1937, his paintings were removed as "degenerate," his works were confiscated, and he was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, working as a war artist and correspondent before being drafted in 1944. In 1946, he received Austrian citizenship and increasingly devoted himself to sacred commissions, including groundbreaking stained-glass windows in the 1950s and 1960s. These works, with their expressive use of light and religious intensity, echoed contemporaries such as Anton Faistauer and Herbert Boeckl, whose monumental murals and altarpieces possessed a comparable sacred power. Franz Sedlacek also shared his inclination towards the fantastic-realistic, while Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina served as a forerunner in the Tyrolean stained-glass and mural painting tradition. In his later work, Birkle returned to the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. His affinity with Austrian colleagues like Boeckl and Faistauer, as well as the lasting influence of the New Objectivity style and Expressionist force, underscore his position between the Berlin Secession tradition and Salzburg's sacred art.other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Berliner Secession, New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Mar. 25, 2026

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €50 - €100

    Albert Birkle* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Faun with rooster, 1979 color offset lithograph/paper 62 x 44,2 cm signed Albert Birkle, dated 1979 inscribed Herrn Erich Fitzbauer SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE °€ 50 - 100 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE °€ 50 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: Max Slevogt, Lovis Corinth, Berliner Secession, New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • ALBERT BIRKLE: KAPUZINERBERG IN WINTER
    Dec. 02, 2025

    ALBERT BIRKLE: KAPUZINERBERG IN WINTER

    Est: €6,000 - €12,000

    Albert Birkle Kapuzinerberg in winter 1933/34 oil on cardboard; framed 52 x 72 cm signed on the lower right: A. Birkle monogrammed on the reverse "AB" (in ligature) and numbered "102" (circled) as well as inscribed by the hand of the artist: Juli 1932 / August nach 14 Tagen nochmals grundiert signed twice on the reverse "Albert Birkle" as well as inscribed by the hand of the artist "Winter vor Salzburg / Herbst-Winter mit Reisigsammler" old label on the reverse (on the upper right): 1581 property of the artist until September 1978; Neue Münchner Galerie Dr. Hiepe, Munich (commissioned by the artist); sold there in 1980; private property, Vienna 1936 Berlin, "Malerei Graphik Plastik", Haus der Kunst am Königsplatz, no. 16; 1939 Heidelberg, Kunstverein

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  • ALBERT BIRKLE: SALZBURG – VIEW FROM THE MÖNCHSBERG
    Dec. 02, 2025

    ALBERT BIRKLE: SALZBURG – VIEW FROM THE MÖNCHSBERG

    Est: €1,500 - €3,000

    Albert Birkle Salzburg – View from the Mönchsberg 1960er Jahre charcoal and India Ink brush on laid paper; framed 42.9 x 56.5 cm (sheet size) signed on the lower left: Albert Birkle 1984 Galerie Heinze, Salzburg (commissioned by the artist); 1988 in private property, Salzburg; Dorotheum Vienna, 21.05.1996, no. 120; private property, Germany Sylvia Kraker, Albert Birkle. 1900-1986, phil. Diss. (ms.), Innsbruck 1992, vol. 2, cat.-no. 225 (without illus.)

    Im Kinsky
  • ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Melk)
    Nov. 27, 2025

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Melk)

    Est: €1,600 - €3,000

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Melk) After the storm, around 1928 gouache/cardboard 82 x 59 cm SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1600 - 3000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1600 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Melk)
    Nov. 27, 2025

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Melk)

    Est: €6,000 - €12,000

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Melk) Salzburg city bridge, 1937 oil/canvas 35 x 45 cm signed A. Birkle verso inscribed Salzburg Staatsbrücke 1937 SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 6000 - 12000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 6000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. Further artists and styles: New Objectivity, Arthur Kampf, Max Liebermann, Anton Faistauer, Herbert Boeckl, Franz Sedlacek, Johann Baptist Wenzel Kallina, stained glass PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle *
    Nov. 18, 2025

    Albert Birkle *

    Est: €12,000 - €20,000

    (Charlottenburg 1900–1986 Salzburg) Selbstporträt mit Masche (Self-Portrait with Bow Tie), c. 1932, signed A. Birkle, signed Albert Birkle on the reverse, oil on cardboard, 45.5 x 36 cm, framed Provenance: Artist’s studio (until 1984)Art-Gallery, Salzburg Private Collection, Vorarlberg We are grateful to Roswita and Viktor Pontzen for confirming the authenticity and for including the work in the digital catalogue raisonné under the entry number 2724.

    Dorotheum
  • Birkle, Albert | 1900 Berlin-Charlottenburg - 1986 Salzburg
    Sep. 19, 2025

    Birkle, Albert | 1900 Berlin-Charlottenburg - 1986 Salzburg

    Est: -

    Birkle, Albert 1900 Berlin-Charlottenburg - 1986 Salzburg "Die schöne Zigeunerin" · 1979. Lithografie · 42 x 29 cm (Darstellungsgröße). Unten rechts handsigniert und datiert: Albert Birkle (19)79. Unten links nummeriert: 29/100. Rahmen mit Glas.

    GAILER Kunstauktionshaus am Chiemsee
  • Birkle, Albert
    Jun. 27, 2025

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €2,400 - €3,500

    (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986). "eine geflügelte weibliche Gestalt, die die Männer anzieht, die durch sie zu Grunde gehen." Zitat des Künstlers aus einem Brief an den Sammler. Kohlezeichnung. 50 x 36 cm. Geschenk des Künstlers an den Sammler. - "A winged female figure who attracts the men who perish through her." Charcoal drawing. 50 x 36 cm.

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • ”Tiergartenherbst”
    Jun. 06, 2025

    ”Tiergartenherbst”

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    Signed and titled on the overlap at the bottom: Albert Birkle Tiergartenherbst

    Grisebach
  • Birkle, Albert
    May. 09, 2025

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €2,600 - €3,800

    (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986). "eine geflügelte weibliche Gestalt, die die Männer anzieht, die durch sie zu Grunde gehen." Zitat des Künstlers aus einem Brief an den Sammler. Kohlezeichnung. 50 x 36 cm. Geschenk des Künstlers an den Sammler. - "A winged female figure who attracts the men who perish through her." Charcoal drawing. 50 x 36 cm.

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)
    Mar. 27, 2025

    Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)

    Est: €3,000 - €3,600

    Fabrikgelände mit rauchenden Schornsteinen Sign. u. dat. 1928. Kohle auf gelblichem Papier. Ca. 38,5×49 cm. Rücks. bez. "aus Oberschlesien II" "9". (Blattkanten teils eingerissen, an oberer Kante kleine Fehlstelle). R. (60821)

    Leo Spik
  • Birkle, Albert (1900 - 1986)
    Feb. 27, 2025

    Birkle, Albert (1900 - 1986)

    Est: €300 - €500

    Birkle, Albert (1900 - 1986) Die bösen Gesichter, 1979 lithograph signed and dated lower right, numbered lower left: 24/100 sheet size: 19,7 x 21 in / plate size: 14,6 x 21 in

    Lehner Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert (1900 - 1986)
    Feb. 27, 2025

    Birkle, Albert (1900 - 1986)

    Est: €300 - €500

    Birkle, Albert (1900 - 1986) Woman with Cat lithograph signed lower left, numbered 46/100 sheet size: 19,1 x 16,3 in / plate size: 12,5 x 16,3 in

    Lehner Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert
    Feb. 14, 2025

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €2,800 - €4,200

    (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986). "eine geflügelte weibliche Gestalt, die die Männer anzieht, die durch sie zu Grunde gehen." Zitat des Künstlers aus einem Brief an den Sammler. Kohlezeichnung. 50 x 36 cm. Geschenk des Künstlers an den Sammler. - "A winged female figure who attracts the men who perish through her." Charcoal drawing. 50 x 36 cm.

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert
    Dec. 06, 2024

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €3,000 - €4,500

    (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986). "eine geflügelte weibliche Gestalt, die die Männer anzieht, die durch sie zu Grunde gehen." Zitat des Künstlers aus einem Brief an den Sammler. Kohlezeichnung. 50 x 36 cm. Geschenk des Künstlers an den Sammler. - "A winged female figure who attracts the men who perish through her." Charcoal drawing. 50 x 36 cm. R

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)
    Dec. 05, 2024

    Birkle, Albert (Berlin, Salzburg 1900-1986)

    Est: €5,000 - €6,000

    Hafen Stettin 1930 Sign. Ölskizze auf Malpappe. Ca. 36×52,5 cm. Rücks. bez. u. dat. ‚Ölgrund X. (19)30‘. Nummeriert in Rot: 234. R. Provenienz: Privatbesitz Berlin. Bis 1979 im Besitz des Künstlers; anschließend in Kommission in der Neuen Münchner Galerie. Auf Ersuchen des Galeristen Dr. Hiepe wurde die Skizze dort 1980 nachträglich signiert. Ende 1982 in der Galerieaustellung: Albert Birkle. 150 Werke von 1916-1950. Wir danken Roswitha und Viktor Pontzen, Archiv und Werkbetreuung Albert Birkle, für die wissenschaftliche Unterstützung. Das Werk ist im WVZ unter der Erfassungsnummer 1097 gelistet. (61070)

    Leo Spik
  • Albert Birkle, 1900 Berlin – 1986 Salzburg
    Dec. 05, 2024

    Albert Birkle, 1900 Berlin – 1986 Salzburg

    Est: €20,000 - €30,000

    NACHTS IN DER SIEGESALLEE IN BERLIN Kohle auf bräunlichem Velin. 64 x 91 cm. Rechts unten signiert „A. Birkle“. Verso betitelt und datiert „Nachts in der Siegesallee, 1920“. Hinter Glas und Passepartout gerahmt. Beigegeben eine Stellungnahme von Roswita und Viktor Pontzen, Archiv und Werkbetreuung Albert Birkle, Salzburg, Österreich vom 19. August 2019. Nächtliche Szene mit Pferdedroschke, Automobil und Passanten vor einer der 32 Marmorstatuen in der Siegesallee im Tiergarten in Berlin. Zur Beschreibung nicht geöffnet. Provenienz gemäß des Gutachtens: Bis 1978 im Besitz des Künstlers. 1978 Kommission Neue Münchner Galerie Dr. Hiepe. 1982 Galerie und Kunsthandel Sabatier, Verden /Aller. 2003 Villa Grisebach, Berlin, Auktion 109, Los 229. 2003 Deutsche Sammlung. 2013 Auctionata, Internet-Auktion Fine Arts Nr. 32, Los 7. 2014 Ketterer Kunst, München, Auktion 415, Los 357. 2016 Ketterer Kunst, München, Auktion 439, Los 80. Literatur: Neue Münchner Galerie Dr. Hiepe, Katalog 22. April - September 1981, G. 411. Katalog zur Dissertation S. Kraker, Uni Innsbruck, Mai 1992: Kat. Nr. 264. Wird in das in Vorbereitung befindliche Werkverzeichnis von Roswita und Viktor Pontzen aufgenommen unter Nummer 163. (1420472) (13) Albert Birkle, 1900 Berlin – 1986 Salzburg NACHTS IN DER SIEGESALLEE IN BERLIN Charcoal on brownish velin. 64 x 91 cm. Signed “A. Birkle” lower right and dated “Nachts in der Siegesallee, 1920”. Accompanied by a statement by Roswita and Viktor Pontzen, archive and work supervision Albert Birkle, Salzburg, Austria dated 19 August 2019. Provenance according to expert’s report: Owned by the artist until 1978. 1978 Consignment Neue Münchner Galerie Dr Hiepe. 1982 Galerie und Kunsthandel Sabatier, Verden /Aller. 2003 Villa Grisebach, Berlin, Auction 109, lot 229. 2003 Collection, Germany. 2013 Auctionata, Internet Auction Fine Arts no. 32, lot 7. 2014 Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Auction 415, lot 357. 2016 Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Auction 439, lot 80. Literature: Neue Münchner Galerie Dr Hiepe, catalogue, 22 April - September 1981, g. 411. Catalogue for the dissertation S. Kraker, Uni Innsbruck, May 1992, cat. no. 264. The work will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Roswita and Viktor Pontzen under no. 163.

    Hampel Fine Art Auctions
  • Albert Birkle: Himmelszeichen
    Dec. 03, 2024

    Albert Birkle: Himmelszeichen

    Est: €8,000 - €16,000

    Albert Birkle Himmelszeichen c. 1975 oil on canvas; framed 72 x 52 cm signed on the lower left: A. Birkle inscribed on the top of the nail strip: Himmelszeichen (covered by the frame) Galerie Heinze, Salzburg (1985 directly from the artist); probably acquired from the above in 1986, Austrian private property Sylvia Kraker, Albert Birkle. 1900-1986, phil. Diss. (ms.), Innsbruck 1992, vol. 2, cat.-no. 383 (without ill.)

    Im Kinsky
  • Albert Birkle: Das Ende der Kreatur
    Dec. 03, 2024

    Albert Birkle: Das Ende der Kreatur

    Est: €800 - €1,600

    Albert Birkle Das Ende der Kreatur c. 1970 charcoal on paper; unframed 53 x 37 cm signed on the lower right: A. Birkle private property, Austria

    Im Kinsky
  • Albert Birkle: Die Mutter
    Dec. 03, 2024

    Albert Birkle: Die Mutter

    Est: €800 - €1,600

    Albert Birkle Die Mutter probably late 1970s charcoal on paper; unframed 44 x 56.,5 cm signed on the lower left: Albert Birkle inscribed on the lower right: Die Mutter private property, Austria 1982 Vienna, Galerie Schwarzer

    Im Kinsky
  • ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Nov. 28, 2024

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Artist and model stained glass painting 50 x 30,5 cm monogrammed a.b. SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Nov. 28, 2024

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Dream stained glass painting 49 x 34,5 cm monogrammed a.b. SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)
    Nov. 28, 2024

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg)

    Est: €1,000 - €2,000

    ALBERT BIRKLE* (Berlin 1900 - 1986 Salzburg) Peace dove stained glass painting 44,5 x 39 cm monogrammed a. b. SCHÄTZPREIS / ESTIMATE € 1000 - 2000 STARTPREIS / STARTING PRICE € 1000 The German painter and draftsman Albert Birkle completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter, studied from 1920 to 1925 at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Berlin and was a master student of Arthur von Kampf. During his studies he developed a religiously influenced, socially critical realism with formal-aesthetic, neo-objective elements, which bore caricatural traits, especially in his character heads. Standing between Expressionism and New Objectivity and often overdrawn into the fantastic, a direct and close reference to the Christian Passion is often recognizable. As the youngest member, Birkle was accepted into the Berlin Secession in 1921; later he was accepted into the Prussian Academy of Arts, led by Max Liebermann as president. The artist turned down the offer of a professorship at the Königsberg Academy in 1927 in order to carry out commissions for church murals in Gaislingen and Katowice, among other places. After the seizure of power Birkle moved to Salzburg, keeping his Berlin studio. In 1936 he exhibited at the Berlin National Gallery and represented Germany at the Venice Biennale. The paintings shown there were removed from the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich in 1937, other works of his were confiscated from public collections as degenerate, and he himself was banned from painting. Birkle volunteered for the Reich Labor Service, which allowed him to temporarily avoid military service. He worked as a war painter, war correspondent and had to enlist in 1944. In 1946 Birkle received Austrian citizenship and devoted himself primarily to sacred design paths as a glass painter. In the 1950s and 1960s he produced significant works in this field. In his late work as a painter and draftsman, he drew on the socially critical tendencies of his early motifs in an expressive style. PLEASE NOTE: The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked ° at the estimate), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. This amounts to 13% for paintings, drawings, graphic works and sculptures and 20% for photographs and all other items. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.

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  • Albert Birkle *
    Nov. 19, 2024

    Albert Birkle *

    Est: €3,500 - €4,000

    (Charlottenburg 1900–1986 Salzburg) Berlin Bahnhof Schöneberg, ca 1978, signed Albert Birkle, inscribed and titled on the reverse, charcoal, ink on paper, 35.5 x 50 cm, framed The work was confirmed by Viktor and Roswita Pontzen, Salzburg, 13 July 2024 (email) We are grateful to Roswita and Viktor Pontzen, for their support in cataloging the work. Provenance: Sale Ketterer, Munich, 30 May 1988, lot 133 Kunsthandel Artax, Dusseldorf Private Collection, North Germany Sale Van Ham, Cologne, 5 May 2022, lot 12 Private Collection, Germany This drawing is a late variation of the motif “Berlin Bahnhof Schöneberg, 1921”

    Dorotheum
  • Albert Birkle (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986) – Franziskus (Glasfensterentwurf)
    Nov. 18, 2024

    Albert Birkle (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986) – Franziskus (Glasfensterentwurf)

    Est: €1,200 - €1,500

    Aquarell, Gouache und Kreide auf festem Aquarellpapier. (1960). Ca. 73 x 53 cm. Signiert unten links. Papier schwach gebräunt und leicht fleckig, an der Oberkante mit leichtem Lichtrand. Oberfläche partiell geringfügig berieben. Feines Craquelé in den pastosen Farbpartien, teils mit minimalen Farbverlusten. Blattkanten leicht unregelmäßig, mit vereinzelten kleinen Löchlein und Läsuren. An der rechten Kante mit drei wohl vom Künstler geschwärzten Montierungen. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: differenzbesteuert (VAT: Margin Scheme)

    Karl & Faber
  • Birkle, Albert
    Sep. 27, 2024

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €3,200 - €4,800

    (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986) Kohlezeichnung. Zitat des Künstlers aus einem Brief an den Sammler: "eine geflügelte weibliche Gestalt, die die Männer anzieht, die durch sie zu Grunde gehen." Geschenk des Künstlers an den Sammler. 50 x 36 cm. - Charcoal drawing. "A winged female figure who attracts the men who perish through her." Provenance: Gift of the artist to the collector. R

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert
    Jul. 05, 2024

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €3,400 - €5,000

    (1900 Berlin - Salzburg 1986) Kohlezeichnung. Zitat des Künstlers aus einem Brief an den Sammler: "eine geflügelte weibliche Gestalt, die die Männer anzieht, die durch sie zu Grunde gehen." Geschenk des Künstlers an den Sammler. 50 x 36 cm. - Charcoal drawing. "A winged female figure who attracts the men who perish through her." Provenance: Gift of the artist to the collector. R

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
  • Birkle, Albert
    Jul. 05, 2024

    Birkle, Albert

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    (1900 - 1986). Van Gogh predigt in der Borinage. 1977. Farbige Zeichnung auf Papier. 16 x 20,5 cm. Unten links sign. u. dat. Unter Passep. u. unter Glas gerahmt (nicht ausgerahmt). Mit dem Titel "Van Gogh predigt in der Borinage" auf dem Passep. bezeichnet. - Geschenk des Künstlers an die Frau des Sammlers. Van Gogh preaches in the Borinage. Colour drawing. Mounted under passepartout. Framed. Provenance: Present of the artist. R

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
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