Heinrich Pforr, Good Head Studies, 1920s, Oil on Canvas

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Heinrich Pforr (Laudenbach am Hohen Meißner 1880-1970 Hann. Münden), collection of six drawings on four sheets, good head studies, male … Read more Heinrich Pforr (Laudenbach am Hohen Meißner 1880-1970 Hann. Münden), collection of six drawings on four sheets, good head studies, male portrait studies in varying degrees of execution, undated, BLEIST/PP, dimensions approx. 21×13.7 cm and three approx. 18.9×12.2 cm, some with writing on both sides. The collection comprises four sheets of intensive figure observation: Sheet 15 shows an older man in right profile with delicate features in restrained, open pencil lines; Sheet 16 shows an expressive head study of a man with bowed head and hand protectively held to his temple, verso a seated man in full-length view; Sheet 17 presents the same perspective—man looking downwards—in a highly developed hatching technique with particular sculptural depth, strong light-shadow contrasts, and an almost painterly density of linework; Sheet 18 shows the same type of image in a more sketchy, less detailed execution; the reverse depicts the same representation on a larger scale, suggesting a systematic development of the same model. The close thematic relationship of the three sheets of the same format (16–18) suggests that they originate from a coherent series of studies of the same model—a rare and valuable insight into Pforr's academic working method. As a master student of Ferdinand von Keller and influenced by Hans Thoma, Pforr developed a profound psychological understanding of the human face, which is impressively manifested in these head studies. Groups of this thematic unity from the documented estate of a North Hessian realist of the early 20th century are rare on the market and of particular interest to collectors. This piece is designed in the style of the selected designer and/or manufacturer See less