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Rudolf Jahns

Documented citizenships : Germany

German painter Rudolf Jahns, born in 1896 and died in 1983, was among the members of the Abstracts of Hanover, a group founded in 1927. A work titled Abstrakter Akt, dated 1955, is an oil painting on fibreboard. Signed and dated “R. Jahns 55” at the lower right, it bears the inscription “unvollendet J.” on the verso. The provenance indicated for this work begins with a gift from the artist to a previous owner; it subsequently remained in the family.

This profile brings together identity references for Rudolf Jahns and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

Documented auction references

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Lempertz

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Works recorded at auction

Rudolf Jahns — Abstrakter Akt
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Lempertz · Lot 363

Abstrakter Akt

Oil on hardboard

Original catalogue wording

Abstrakter Akt
Öl auf Hartfaserplatte

Auction date : 2018-11-30

Published result : 3472 EUR

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : 4000

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Rudolf Jahns — Der Neubau
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Lempertz · Lot 425

Der Neubau

Watercolour on paper

Original catalogue wording

Der Neubau
Aquarell auf Papier

Auction date : 2017-12-01

Published result : 9920 EUR

Including buyer’s premium

Estimate : 7000

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