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Painter, Illustrator, Photographer, b. 1913 - d. 1951

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  • Otto Wols (Alfred Wolfgang Schulze)
    Jun. 20, 2026

    Otto Wols (Alfred Wolfgang Schulze)

    Est: €50 - €80

    Otto Wols (Alfred Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - "Po - Pol" - (1938/1981) B&W print/photographic paper. 37.5 x 28.6 cm. Stamped verso and inscribed in pencil: 224B6 (Griffelkunst). The sheet is loose. Corners minimally damaged.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Wols
    Jun. 20, 2026

    Wols

    Est: €40 - €80

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - Portrait of a Woman Denise Kerry - Gelatin silver print/photographic paper. 30.4 x 24.2 cm. Verso with stamp: Estate Marc Johannes / unique edition for griffelkunst 2005: 320 B5. The sheet is loose. Edge top and bottom corners minimally damaged.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Wols
    Jun. 20, 2026

    Wols

    Est: €50 - €100

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - Back Nude (Germaine Demewe) - (1938) Gelatin silver print/photographic paper. 39.9 x 30.6 cm. Stamped verso: unique edition for griffelkunst: E 348. The sheet is loose. Corners minimally damaged.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Wols
    Jun. 20, 2026

    Wols

    Est: €100 - €200

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - Seven Self-Portraits - 7 gelatin silver prints/paper. Each 30.5 x 24.1 cm. All inscribed verso: WOLS (...) Estate Marc Johannes. Edition griffelkunst 2001: 303 B1 - 6. The sheets are loose. Edition folder with insert sheet. Corners minimally damaged. Slight light stain.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze), Composition, 1943
    Jun. 06, 2026

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze), Composition, 1943

    Est: €12,000 - €15,000

    Signed 'WOLS' in India ink lower centre.

    Lempertz
  • Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst
    May. 28, 2026

    Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst

    Est: -

    Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst datiert 1996, Abbildung einer Statue im Kleid von Madeleine Vionnet, Revers beschriftet Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), einmalige Auflage für die Griffelkunst 1996, Silbergelatine Abzug mit breitem weißen Rand, guter Zustand, Bildmaße 18 x 26 cm. Otto Wols, photo print for Griffelkunst dated 1996, image of a statue in a dress by Madeleine Vionnet, reverse labelled Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), one-off edition for Griffelkunst 1996, silver gelatine print with wide white border, good condition, image dimensions 18 x 26 cm.

    Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
  • Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst
    May. 28, 2026

    Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst

    Est: -

    Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst datiert 1996, Abbildung zweier Frauenstatuen und mehrere Unterkörper von Statuen hintereinander, Revers beschriftet Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), einmalige Auflage für die Griffelkunst 1996, Silbergelatine Abzüge mit breitem weißen Rand, guter Zustand, Bildmaße 17,5 x 18,5 cm. Otto Wols, two photographic prints for Griffelkunst dated 1996, image of two female statues and several lower bodies of statues one behind the other, reverse labelled Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), one-off edition for Griffelkunst 1996, silver gelatin prints with wide white margins, good condition, image dimensions 17.5 x 18.5 cm.

    Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
  • Wols (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951)
    May. 10, 2026

    Wols (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951)

    Est: €400 - €600

    Blickwechsel/Sieben Selbstbildnisse/Ohne Titel. Zwei Mappenwerke mit jeweils sechs Abzügen vom Originalnegativ aus dem Nachlass. Sowie sieben lose Abzüge vom Originalnegativ aus dem Nachlass. Sowie zehn Radierungen auf Bütten, bzw. auf Japan. Jeweils verso mit Nachlass-Stempel. Blattmaß: von 40 x 30 cm bis 25,5 x 21 cm.

    AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
  • Otto WOLS (1913-1951) Rebus impossible, circa 1948-1949
    Apr. 03, 2026

    Otto WOLS (1913-1951) Rebus impossible, circa 1948-1949

    Est: €2,500 - €3,500

    Otto WOLS (1913-1951) Rebus impossible, circa 1948-1949 Encre, aquarelle et gouache. Signée en bas à droite. 17 x 12cm Provenance Galerie Michel Couturier, 22 rue de Seine, 75006, Paris. Certificat de Michel Couturier en date du 7 décembre 1968, enregistré dans les archives de la galerie sous le no 850.

    Gros-Delettrez
  • WOLS - Schulze, Alfred Otto Wolfgang (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951)
    Mar. 21, 2026

    WOLS - Schulze, Alfred Otto Wolfgang (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951)

    Est: €50 - €60

    Fotoarbeit 284 B3 ohne Titel. Silbergelatine, verso bez. "einmalige Auflage für die griffelkunst 1996". 23,5x 18 bzw. 36x 28,5 cm. Beigegeben: Weitere Fotoarbeit. Unbekannter Fotograf, unleserlich sign. 30x 24 cm.

    Dannenberg
  • "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 78/100 and Etching on paper. Copy 16/50. One of them is signed and justified in pencil.
    Jan. 20, 2026

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 78/100 and Etching on paper. Copy 16/50. One of them is signed and justified in pencil.

    Est: €300 - €400

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 78/100 and Etching on paper. Copy 16/50. One of them is signed and justified in pencil. Measurements: 50 x 33 cm; 66 x 48 cm (frame); 20 x 15 cm (print); 33 x 25 cm (paper); 49 x 41 cm (frame). German painter and photographer, Otto Wols' work covers various movements: from psychic automatism to surrealism or the tachist movement. Initiated in the photographic field in Dresden, in 1932 he enrolled at the Bauhaus in Berlin, making friends with personalities such as Gropius, Mies Van de Rohe or Mohli-Nagy, the latter through whom he met Léger and Ozenfant. In 1953 he moved to Paris, where he met Miró, Ernst, Tanguy, Brauner, Tzara or Calder and thus began his works of small formats executed with India ink and watercolor. After spending three months in prison for refusing to do his military service, Wols began to produce a total work in which he brought together art, science and philosophy. As a result of being held in a concentration camp, the German artist fell into a brutal depression that led him to produce an automatic and existential work. Within the art world, Otto Wols is considered an important figure because he created Tachism, the European equivalent of Jackson Pollock's American Action Painting. In 1946 he paints "forty moments of the crucifixion of man".

    Setdart Auction House
  • Otto WOLS
    Dec. 09, 2025

    Otto WOLS

    Est: €10,000 - €15,000

    Otto WOLS Lumières grises Encre, aquarelle, gouache et grattage sur papier Signé en bas à droite "Wols" 13.4 x 12 cm Provenance : Collection Otto Wols, France Collection Gréty Wols, France Succession Marc Johannes, France Vente Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Aponem et Me Sophie Renard, "Otto Wols" 15 juin 2011, lot 58 Acquis lors de cette vente par l'actuel propriétaire Expositions : Luzerne, Galerie Räber, Wols, août-octobre 1967, n°42 Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juin-juillet 1974, n°65 Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juillet-septembre 1974, n°77 Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, novembre-décembre 1974 Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, L'Art en guerre France 1938-1947, octobre 2012 - février 2013, p. 483, reproduit en couleurs p. 252 Bilbao, Museo Guggenheim, Arte en guerra Francia 1938-1947, reproduit p. 244 Bibliographie : S. Chiba, L'oeuvre de Wols, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1974, p. 221 Un certificat du Docteur Ewald Rathke sera remis à l'acquéreur. Ink, watercolor, gouache and scratching on paper ; signed lower right; 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. Otto WOLS 13.4 x 12 cm

    Artcurial
  • Otto WOLS
    Dec. 09, 2025

    Otto WOLS

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    Otto WOLS La bête comique - circa 1939 Encre sur papier Signé en bas à droite "WOLS" 33 x 26.7 cm Provenance : Collection Otto Wols, France Collection Gréty Wols, France Succession Marc Johannes, France Vente Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Aponem et Me Sophie Renard, "Otto Wols" 15 juin 2011, lot 93 Acquis lors de cette vente par l'actuel propriétaire Expositions : Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juin-juillet 1974, n°D.4 Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juillet-septembre 1974 Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, novembre-décembre 1974 Berne, Kunstmuseum, Wols und die Photographie, octobre 1978 - janvier 1979 Bibliographie : S. Chiba, L'œuvre de Wols, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1974, p. 138 Un certificat du Docteur Ewald Rathke sera remis à l'acquéreur. Ink on paper ; signed lower right; 13 x 10 1/2 in. Otto WOLS 33 x 26.7 cm

    Artcurial
  • Otto WOLS
    Dec. 09, 2025

    Otto WOLS

    Est: €30,000 - €40,000

    Otto WOLS Matériaux rares - 1939 Aquarelle et encre sur papier Signé en bas à droite "Wols" 25.7 x 21.5 cm Provenance : Collection Otto Wols, France Collection Gréty Wols, France Succession Marc Johannes, France Vente Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Aponem et Me Sophie Renard, "Otto Wols" 15 juin 2011, lot 137 Acquis lors de cette vente par l'actuel propriétaire Expositions : Luzerne, Galerie Räber, Wols, août-octobre 1967, n°42 Gênes, Accademia di Belle Arti e Palazzo Reale, Immagine per la Citta, avril-juin 1972, n°76, reproduit Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Staatlich Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Wols - Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, septembre-novembre 1973 Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Wols - Peinture, aquarelles, dessins, décembre 1973 - février 1974, n°51 Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juin-juillet 1974, n°A.17 Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, juillet-septembre 1974, n°29 Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, Wols - Dessins, aquarelles, peintures 1932-1951, novembre-décembre 1974, reproduit Bibliographie : S. Chiba, L'œuvre de Wols, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1974, p. 143 Un certificat du Docteur Ewald Rathke sera remis à l'acquéreur. Watercolor and ink on paper ; signed lower right;10 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. Otto WOLS 25.7 x 21.5 cm

    Artcurial
  • WOLS (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze): Kopf
    Dec. 04, 2025

    WOLS (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze): Kopf

    Est: €35,000 - €55,000

    WOLS (ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris Title: Kopf. Date: 1939/40. Technique: Watercolour and India ink on Brownish drawing paper. Measurement: 36 x 27.5cm. Notation: Signed lower right: WOLS. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Provenance: - Kay Boyle, New York - Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York - Collection Margarete Schultz, Great Neck - Klipstein & Kornfeld, Bern, 100th auction, 8th June 1961, lot 99 - Private collection Cologne (acquired from the previous owner in 1961) Exhibitions: - New York, 1942 - New York, 1959 - Kunsthaus Zurich, 1989/90 - Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf, 1990 - Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2002 - Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, 2024/25 Literature: - Exhib. cat. WOLS. Pictures, Watercolours, Drawings, Photographs, Kunsthaus Zürich/Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf 189/90, cat. no. 136, ill. - Exhib. cat. Im Blickfeld: WOLS, Komposition 1947, Hamburger Kunsthalle 2002, cat. no. 7, ill. - Exhib. cat. Surrealism and Anti-Fascism, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich 2024/25, p. 661, ill. - Pioneering artistic genius between Surrealism and Tachism - Characteristic watercolour from the years of his artistic breakthrough - An expressive representation between dream and reality, fantasy and sensation Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue WOLS (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) Germany Nouvelle École de Paris Tachism Post-War Art Post War 1940s Framed Figure / Figures Works on paper Watercolour

    Van Ham Kunstauktionen
  • Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - Les palmes et le ballon, 1947
    Dec. 03, 2025

    Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - Les palmes et le ballon, 1947

    Est: €7,000 - €10,000

    ink on cardboard laid on paper cm 12.3 x 15.4 Signed lower right: Wols Titled and dated on the reverse with red pencil: Les palmes et le ballon, 1947 PROVENANCE Paris, Gréty Wols; Bruxelles  Galerie Europe; Milan, Blu Gallery; Florence, private collection EXHIBITIONS Brussels, Wols , Galerie Europe, April - May 1959; Milan, Wols, Galleria Blu, May - July 1960 (exhibition organized with the collaboration of Mrs Gréty Wols), n. 35 ill. b/w LITERATURE S. Chiba, L'oeuvre de Wols. Catalogue raisonné, Paris 1974, n. S 220; P. Gutbrod, Wols. Die Arbeiten auf Papier, Heidelberg 2003, n. B-100 ill. b/w

    Finarte
  • Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - Untitled, 1942/'45 ca.
    Dec. 03, 2025

    Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - Untitled, 1942/'45 ca.

    Est: €15,000 - €20,000

    ink and watercolor on paper laid on cardboard cm 23.4 x 15.8 Signed in the center: Wols PROVENANCE Milan, Galleria del Naviglio (label and stamps on the reverse); Milan, Falchi Gallery; Florence, private collection

    Finarte
  • Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - La cathédrale, 1947
    Dec. 03, 2025

    Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - La cathédrale, 1947

    Est: €20,000 - €30,000

    watercolor and ink on paper laid on board cm 19.6 x 14.3 Signed lower right: Wols PROVENANCE Paris, Mathias Fels;  Busto Arsizio, Luciano Pomini collection; Milan, Guido Le Noci collection; Milan, Apollinaire Gallery (labels and stamps on the reverse); Florence, private collection EXHIBITIONS Florence, Mostra Mercato Nazionale d'Arte Contemporanea, Palazzo Strozzi, March - April 1963, cat. ill. b/w p. 5 LITERATURE S. Chiba, L'oeuvre de Wols. Catalogue raisonné, Paris 1974, n. S 247; P. Gutbrod, Wols. Die Arbeiten auf Papier, Heidelberg 2003, n. B-157 ill. b/w

    Finarte
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €300 - €400

    Suite de trois pointes sèches originales. Herz (Coeur), 13 x 8 cm. Schlieren (?), 13,8 x 8 cm, épreuve d'artiste signée. Sonne, 15 x 8 cm. On-joint trois catalogues d'exposition.

    Alde
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €300 - €400

    Die Grosse tache II. 1949. 22 x 18 cm., encadré sous verre. Pointe-sèche originale imprimée sur vélin, signée au crayon en bas à droite.

    Alde
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €300 - €400

    Otto Wols sur son lit de mort (Hotel Montalembert). Paris, 1er septembre 1951. 16,5 x 22,5 cm. Tirage argentique d'époque. Cachet Photo Christian Baugey. Manques, déchirures et pliures.

    Alde
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €200 - €300

    Drei kleine schwebende Formen. S.l., s.d. [Paris, Belmont, 1949]. 16 x 12 cm., encadré sous verre. Gravure originale pour Le Théâtre de Séraphin d'Antonin Artaud, 1949. Très rare épreuve avant la lettre, tirée à bords perdus, plus large et moins haute que celle retenue pour l'édition, dont le tirage fut de 10 exemplaires seulement.

    Alde
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €200 - €300

    Die Stadt. 1949. 20 x 25 cm., encadré sous verre. Pointe-sèche originale signée au crayon en bas à droite, imprimée sur vergé paru dans Nourritures (Damase, 1949). Belle épreuve à grandes marges.

    Alde
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €3,000 - €4,000

    Au temps des visages de Jean-Paul Sartre. 1947. Encre sur papier, 21,4 x 16,5 cm., encadré sous verre. Dessin original signé de Wols en bas à gauche avec le cachet de la succession Wols en bas à droite et au dos.

    Alde
  • WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).
    Dec. 03, 2025

    WOLS (Otto) (1913-1951).

    Est: €1,500 - €2,000

    Les Petits rouges. Circa 1947. Encre et gouache sur papier, 16 x 22,5 cm., encadré sous verre. Dessin original signé de Wols en bas à gauche avec le cachet de la succession Wols en bas à gauche et au dos.

    Alde
  • Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst
    Nov. 20, 2025

    Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst

    Est: -

    Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst datiert 1996, Abbildung einer Statue im Kleid von Madeleine Vionnet, Revers beschriftet Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), einmalige Auflage für die Griffelkunst 1996, Silbergelatine Abzug mit breitem weißen Rand, guter Zustand, Bildmaße 18 x 26 cm. Otto Wols, photo print for Griffelkunst dated 1996, image of a statue in a dress by Madeleine Vionnet, reverse labelled Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), one-off edition for Griffelkunst 1996, silver gelatine print with wide white border, good condition, image dimensions 18 x 26 cm.

    Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
  • Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst
    Nov. 20, 2025

    Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst

    Est: -

    Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst datiert 1996, Abbildung zweier Frauenstatuen und mehrere Unterkörper von Statuen hintereinander, Revers beschriftet Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), einmalige Auflage für die Griffelkunst 1996, Silbergelatine Abzüge mit breitem weißen Rand, guter Zustand, Bildmaße 17,5 x 18,5 cm. Otto Wols, two photographic prints for Griffelkunst dated 1996, image of two female statues and several lower bodies of statues one behind the other, reverse labelled Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), one-off edition for Griffelkunst 1996, silver gelatin prints with wide white margins, good condition, image dimensions 17.5 x 18.5 cm.

    Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
  • "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 72/100. Signed in plate.
    Nov. 20, 2025

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 72/100. Signed in plate.

    Est: €200 - €250

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 72/100. Signed in plate. Measurements: 38 x 56 cm. German painter and photographer, the work of Otto Wols includes varied movements: from the psychic automatism to the surrealism or the tachist movement. Initiated in the photographic field in Dresden, in 1932 he enrolled at the Bauhaus in Berlin, making friends with personalities such as Gropius, Mies Van de Rohe or Mohli-Nagy, the latter through whom he met Léger and Ozenfant. In 1953 he moved to Paris, meeting Miró, Ernst, Tanguy, Brauner, Tzara or Calder and thus beginning his works of small formats executed with India ink and watercolor. After spending three months in prison for refusing to do his military service, Wols began to produce a total work in which he brought together art, science and philosophy. As a result of being held in a concentration camp, the German artist fell into a brutal depression that led him to produce an automatic and existential work. Within the art world, Otto Wols is considered an important figure because he created Tachism, the European equivalent of Jackson Pollock's American Action Painting. In 1946 he paints "forty moments of the crucifixion of man".

    Setdart Auction House
  • "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 78/100 and Etching on paper. Copy 16/50. One of them is signed and justified in pencil.
    Nov. 20, 2025

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 78/100 and Etching on paper. Copy 16/50. One of them is signed and justified in pencil.

    Est: €300 - €400

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Giclée on paper. Exemplary 78/100 and Etching on paper. Copy 16/50. One of them is signed and justified in pencil. Measurements: 50 x 33 cm; 66 x 48 cm (frame); 20 x 15 cm (print); 33 x 25 cm (paper); 49 x 41 cm (frame). German painter and photographer, Otto Wols' work covers various movements: from psychic automatism to surrealism or the tachist movement. Initiated in the photographic field in Dresden, in 1932 he enrolled at the Bauhaus in Berlin, making friends with personalities such as Gropius, Mies Van de Rohe or Mohli-Nagy, the latter through whom he met Léger and Ozenfant. In 1953 he moved to Paris, where he met Miró, Ernst, Tanguy, Brauner, Tzara or Calder and thus began his works of small formats executed with India ink and watercolor. After spending three months in prison for refusing to do his military service, Wols began to produce a total work in which he brought together art, science and philosophy. As a result of being held in a concentration camp, the German artist fell into a brutal depression that led him to produce an automatic and existential work. Within the art world, Otto Wols is considered an important figure because he created Tachism, the European equivalent of Jackson Pollock's American Action Painting. In 1946 he paints "forty moments of the crucifixion of man".

    Setdart Auction House
  • "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Etching, copy 41/125. Signed in plate. Hand numbered. With label of the Manuel Barbié Gallery on the back.
    Nov. 20, 2025

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Etching, copy 41/125. Signed in plate. Hand numbered. With label of the Manuel Barbié Gallery on the back.

    Est: €500 - €550

    "OTTO WOLS"; ALFRED OTTO WOLFGANG SCHULZE (Berlin, 1913 - Paris, 1951). Untitled. Etching, copy 41/125. Signed in plate. Hand numbered. With label of the Manuel Barbié Gallery on the back. Measurements: 23,5 x 19 cm. German painter and photographer, the work of Otto Wols includes varied movements: from the psychic automatism to the surrealism or the tachist movement. Initiated in the photographic field in Dresden, in 1932 he enrolled at the Bauhaus in Berlin, making friends with personalities such as Gropius, Mies Van de Rohe or Mohli-Nagy, the latter through whom he met Léger and Ozenfant. In 1953 he moved to Paris, where he met Miró, Ernst, Tanguy, Brauner, Tzara or Calder and thus began his works of small formats executed with India ink and watercolor. After spending three months in prison for refusing to do his military service, Wols began to produce a total work in which he brought together art, science and philosophy. As a result of being held in a concentration camp, the German artist fell into a brutal depression that led him to produce an automatic and existential work. Within the art world, Otto Wols is considered an important figure because he created Tachism, the European equivalent of Jackson Pollock's American Action Painting. In 1946 he paints "forty moments of the crucifixion of man".

    Setdart Auction House
  • Wols
    Nov. 15, 2025

    Wols

    Est: €100 - €200

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - Back Nude (Germaine Demewe) - (1938) Gelatin silver print/photographic paper. 39.9 x 30.6 cm. Stamped verso: unique edition for griffelkunst: E 348. The sheet is loose. Corners minimally bumped.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Wols
    Nov. 15, 2025

    Wols

    Est: €80 - €160

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - Portrait of a Woman Denise Kerry - Gelatin silver print/photographic paper. 30.4 x 24.2 cm. Verso with stamp: Estate Marc Johannès / unique edition for griffelkunst 2005: 320 B5. The sheet is loose. Upper edge and corners minimally bumped.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Wols
    Nov. 15, 2025

    Wols

    Est: €200 - €400

    Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) 1913 Berlin - 1951 Paris - Seven Self-Portraits - 7 gelatin silver prints/paper. Each 30.5 x 24.1 cm. All inscribed verso: WOLS (...) Estate Marc Johannès. Edition griffelkunst 2001: 303 B1 - 6. The sheets are loose. Edition folder with insert sheet. Corners minimally bumped. Slight light-stain.

    Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
  • Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (1913–1951), Abstract
    Nov. 02, 2025

    Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (1913–1951), Abstract

    Est: $45,000 - $55,000

    Watercolor and pen on paper Signed (bottom left) Dimensions: 33 × 16.5 cm Provenance: Private collection of Jean-Philippe Ghaen, France Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact: info@hammersite.com

    Hammersite
  • Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, genannt WOLS (1913-1951), 'Abstraktion' / 'Abstraction', 1962
    Oct. 13, 2025

    Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, genannt WOLS (1913-1951), 'Abstraktion' / 'Abstraction', 1962

    Est: €300 - €600

    Technik: Kaltnadelradierung auf BFK-Rives-Bütten, Signatur: unsigniert, innen mit Auszug aus der Publikation 'L'Oeuvre Gravé de Wols' des Quadrum VI; mit Erlaubnis von Frau Grety Wols in limitierter Auflage gedruckt, Exemplar 35 / 50, Druck: Lacourière et Frelaut, Paris, 1962 Maße: Platte 11,2 x 9,5 cm, Broschüre aufgeklappt 22,5 x 45 cm, Zustand: stockfleckig

    Auktionshaus Schwab
  • Wols (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951)
    Sep. 20, 2025

    Wols (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951)

    Est: €300 - €400

    Sieben Selbstbildnisse. 2001. Sieben Silbergelatineabzüge, in Original-Leinenmappe. Jeweils verso mit Nachlassstempel. Blattmaß jeweils: 30,5 x 24 cm. Maß Mappe: 32 x 27 cm.

    AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
  • Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst
    Aug. 28, 2025

    Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst

    Est: -

    Otto Wols, Fotoabzug für Griffelkunst datiert 1996, Abbildung einer Statue im Kleid von Madeleine Vionnet, Revers beschriftet Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), einmalige Auflage für die Griffelkunst 1996, Silbergelatine Abzug mit breitem weißen Rand, guter Zustand, Bildmaße 18 x 26 cm. Otto Wols, photo print for Griffelkunst dated 1996, image of a statue in a dress by Madeleine Vionnet, reverse labelled Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), one-off edition for Griffelkunst 1996, silver gelatine print with wide white border, good condition, image dimensions 18 x 26 cm.

    Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
  • Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst
    Aug. 28, 2025

    Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst

    Est: -

    Otto Wols, zwei Fotoabzüge für Griffelkunst datiert 1996, Abbildung zweier Frauenstatuen und mehrere Unterkörper von Statuen hintereinander, Revers beschriftet Nachlass Wols (1913–1951), einmalige Auflage für die Griffelkunst 1996, Silbergelatine Abzüge mit breitem weißen Rand, guter Zustand, Bildmaße 17,5 x 18,5 cm. Otto Wols, two photographic prints for Griffelkunst dated 1996, image of two female statues and several lower bodies of statues one behind the other, reverse labelled Nachlass Wols (1913-1951), one-off edition for Griffelkunst 1996, silver gelatin prints with wide white margins, good condition, image dimensions 17.5 x 18.5 cm.

    Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
  • Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, genannt WOLS (1913-1951), 'Abstraktion' / 'Abstraction', 1962
    Jul. 11, 2025

    Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, genannt WOLS (1913-1951), 'Abstraktion' / 'Abstraction', 1962

    Est: €330 - €660

    Technik: Kaltnadelradierung auf BFK-Rives-Bütten, Signatur: unsigniert, innen mit Auszug aus der Publikation 'L'Oeuvre Gravé de Wols' des Quadrum VI; mit Erlaubnis von Frau Grety Wols in limitierter Auflage gedruckt, Exemplar 35 / 50, Druck: Lacourière et Frelaut, Paris, 1962 Maße: Platte 11,2 x 9,5 cm, Broschüre aufgeklappt 22,5 x 45 cm, Zustand: stockfleckig

    Auktionshaus Schwab
  • Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - Composizione, 1946
    Jul. 10, 2025

    Otto Wols (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze) (Berlino 1913 - Parigi 1951) - Composizione, 1946

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    mixed media on paper cm 27,5 x 19 Signed and dated lower right: Wols 46

    Finarte
  • Wols (Wolfgang Schulze), 1913-1951
    Jun. 27, 2025

    Wols (Wolfgang Schulze), 1913-1951

    Est: €400 - €600

    Wols (Wolfgang Schulze), 1913-1951 Schaufensterpuppen, 6 Fotografien, 1940er Jahre, Abzüge 1996 Einmalige Auflage Griffelkunst, verso bezeichnet Ca. 26:18 (37,5:28,5) cm

    Schneider-Henn
  • WOLS (1913-1951), ACTUALLY OTTO AL
    Jun. 24, 2025

    WOLS (1913-1951), ACTUALLY OTTO AL

    Est: -

    Wols (1913-1951), actually Otto Alfred Wolfgang Schulze. Mixed lot of 4 drypoints on laid paper, posthumous proofs from the Collection Marc Johannes for Griffelkunst 2000/2001, typographically inscribed on verso, sheet dimensions up to 33 x 25 cm

    Historia Auctionata
  • Wols Otto
    Jun. 07, 2025

    Wols Otto

    Est: CHF160 - CHF200

    Akt Unten links bezeichnet ""IX". Posthumous print. Rathke. 68 Gerahmt Ausrufdatum: 07.06.2025 Ungefähre Ausrufzeit: 16:05

    Auktionshaus Zofingen
  • Artist Unknown, in the style of Wols Etching on paper
    May. 25, 2025

    Artist Unknown, in the style of Wols Etching on paper

    Est: ₺2,000 - ₺3,000

    Untitled Composition. Artist Unknown, in the style of Wols. Etching on paper, 30x30 cm (image). Framed, under glass. A surrealist etching reminiscent of the work of Wols / A. O. Wolfgang Schulze (1913–1951). Signed "VARV" in pencil. Condition: Some foxing and paper discoloration consistent with age.

    Clar Auction
  • WOLS (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, dit, 1913-1951). Les Poissons et les va
    Apr. 10, 2025

    WOLS (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, dit, 1913-1951). Les Poissons et les va

    Est: €100,000 - €150,000

    WOLS (Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, dit, 1913-1951). Les Poissons et les vagues. huile sur toile53.8 x 65 cm. Peint en 1940.

    Christie's
  • Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, genannt WOLS (1913-1951), 'Abstraktion' / 'Abstraction', 1962
    Mar. 27, 2025

    Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze, genannt WOLS (1913-1951), 'Abstraktion' / 'Abstraction', 1962

    Est: €330 - €660

    Technik: Kaltnadelradierung auf BFK-Rives-Bütten, Signatur: unsigniert, innen mit Auszug aus der Publikation 'L'Oeuvre Gravé de Wols' des Quadrum VI; mit Erlaubnis von Frau Grety Wols in limitierter Auflage gedruckt, Exemplar 35 / 50, Druck: Lacourière et Frelaut, Paris, 1962 Maße: Platte 11,2 x 9,5 cm, Broschüre aufgeklappt 22,5 x 45 cm, Zustand: stockfleckig

    Auktionshaus Schwab
  • Otto Wols - Galerie Alexandre Iolas - 1965 Lithograph 31" x 19.5"
    Mar. 18, 2025

    Otto Wols - Galerie Alexandre Iolas - 1965 Lithograph 31" x 19.5"

    Est: $120 - $150

    "Galerie Alexandre Iolas" by Otto Wols, 1965 Unsigned Lithograph. Paper size is 31 x 19.5 inches, with an image size of 24.5 x 19.5 inches. The Lithograph is from an unknown edition size. and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: In 1965, the renowned Galerie Alexandre Iolas in Paris hosted an exhibition featuring the works of German-French artist Wols (born Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze). To commemorate this event, an original lithographic poster was produced, printed by the esteemed Mourlot studio. Measuring approximately 31 x 19.5 inches, this unsigned lithograph exemplifies the collaborative efforts between avant-garde artists, prestigious galleries, and master printers during the mid-20th century.

    DUMBO Auctions
  • Wols (d.i. Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze)
    Feb. 14, 2025

    Wols (d.i. Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze)

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    (1913 Berlin - Paris 1951). Schlieren. Kaltnadelradierung, 1949. 13,8 x 7,8 cm, Blgr. ca. 21 x 16,5 cm. Unt. re. mit Bleistift sign. Unt. li. bez. "O". Verso von fremder Hand in Bleistift bez. - Ger. fl., tls. Druckfarbe. Le. wellig. Tls. le. Knicksp. an den Ecken. Rand, vorallem rechts, etw. beschm. Mittels Ecklaschen unt. Passep. fixiert. Aus dem Besitz von Dr. Ewald Rathke; Kunsthändler, Wols-Experte und ehemaliger Leiter des Kunstvereins Frankfurt am Main.

    Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
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