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Important Spring Sale presents a collection of Lotte Laserstein

Lotte Laserstein

Lotte Laserstein (1898–1993) was born in East Prussia. Her father passed away in 1902, and she was raised by her mother and grandmother in what is now Gdansk and in Berlin. In 1927, she graduated from the Berlin Academy of Arts, as one of the first female students, and immediately achieved great success. She quickly became known in the city's art scene for her skilled portrait painting, particularly of young modern women in the Weimar Republic of the 1920s. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, her promising career was interrupted as she was classified as three-quarters Jewish according to the ideology of the time (her paternal and maternal grandparents were Jewish, but not her parents). This led to her increasing exclusion from the art scene.

However, an invitation to exhibit at Galerie Moderne in Stockholm in 1937 opened up an opportunity for her to leave her homeland. She traveled from Berlin in 1937 and managed to ship the majority of her artworks to Stockholm. The exhibition was a success, and she was able to remain in Sweden on a three-month visa. In Stockholm, she made new friends, some of whom helped her enter into a marriage of convenience, which granted her Swedish citizenship.

Laserstein tried to build a new life in Stockholm, primarily supporting herself through portrait commissions. She struggled to break into new art circles, as modernism and abstract painting were being promoted at the time. She applied to become a member of the Swedish Artists' National Organization (KRO), but was denied on several occasions, which was a personal defeat. She was not considered modern enough, likely due to her consistent adherence to realism during the post-war decades dominated by artistic abstraction, which may have contributed to her lack of a major breakthrough in Sweden.
› Study for "Liegender Akt (Traute Rose)"/ "In my studio". Signed Lotte Laserstein. Estimate 80 000 – 100 000 SEK




In 1952, Lotte Laserstein received a commission to portray the then-governor couple of Kalmar, Ruben and Helga Wagnsson. In connection with this, she began commuting between Kalmar and Stockholm. She took a liking to Öland, where she bought a summer cottage in the mid-1950s. In 1959, she settled permanently in Kalmar. Laserstein continued to paint portraits but also devoted herself to floral still lifes and landscapes. At exhibitions in Kalmar, she presented new oils, drawings, watercolors, and pastels. Her studio and residence were located on Norra Långgatan in Kalmar, where her central works from the Berlin period were displayed.

In 1987, Laserstein's paintings were recognized at two prestigious galleries in London, which marked the beginning of an international rediscovery. In 2003, she was also recognized in Germany through an exhibition at the Museum Ephraim-Palais in Berlin. The German exhibition and its catalog were managed by Anna-Carola Krausse, who also wrote her doctoral thesis on Lotte Laserstein and a presentation of her life and work. "Meine einzige Wirklichkeit" (My Only Reality) was the theme of the Berlin exhibition, a quote from Lotte Laserstein who saw art as the reality she lived in and for. In Sweden, her artistry was first highlighted in a memorial exhibition at the Kalmar Museum in 2004, then at the Jewish Museum and later at Bror Hjorth's House in Uppsala.

Lotte Laserstein's artistry has just been further highlighted with the exhibition "A Divided Life," running from November 11, 2023, to April 14, 2024, at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. The exhibition was first shown at the Moderna Museet in Malmö from May 6 to October 1, 2023, and was curated by Anna-Carola Krausse and Iris Müller-Westermann. It is the largest exhibition of Laserstein's art in the Nordic region to date.



The collection will be sold at Important Spring Sale

See all works by Lotte Laserstein

Viewing June 5 – 10, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Open weekdays 11 am – 6 pm, weekends 11 am – 4 pm
Live auction June 11 – 13, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm

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View the entire collection of Lotte Laserstein at Important Spring Sale


769. Lotte Laserstein, Still life with flowers and china.
769. Lotte Laserstein, Still life with flowers and china.
Vasarahinta 
30 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
18 000 - 20 000 SEK
771. Lotte Laserstein, A self portrait.
771. Lotte Laserstein, A self portrait.
Vasarahinta 
48 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
772. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Dr Lindenthal.
772. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Dr Lindenthal.
Vasarahinta 
18 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
773. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Greta Schwartz.
773. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Greta Schwartz.
Vasarahinta 
18 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
774. Lotte Laserstein, Self portrait.
774. Lotte Laserstein, Self portrait.
Vasarahinta 
17 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
18 000 - 20 000 SEK
775. Lotte Laserstein, Study for "Liegender Akt (Traute Rose)"/ "In my studio".
775. Lotte Laserstein, Study for "Liegender Akt (Traute Rose)"/ "In my studio".
Vasarahinta 
65 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
776. Lotte Laserstein, Self portrait with hat.
776. Lotte Laserstein, Self portrait with hat.
Vasarahinta 
16 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
777. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Traute.
777. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Traute.
Vasarahinta 
9 500 SEK
Lähtöhinta
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
778. Lotte Laserstein, Nude study.
778. Lotte Laserstein, Nude study.
Vasarahinta 
60 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
779. Lotte Laserstein, Three self portraits.
779. Lotte Laserstein, Three self portraits.
Vasarahinta 
30 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
780. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape, Northern Germany.
780. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape, Northern Germany.
Vasarahinta 
24 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
781. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape with roof tops.
781. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape with roof tops.
Vasarahinta 
22 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
782. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape, Germany.
782. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape, Germany.
Vasarahinta 
10 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
784. Lotte Laserstein, Tranebergsbron, Stockholm.
784. Lotte Laserstein, Tranebergsbron, Stockholm.
Vasarahinta 
18 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
785. Lotte Laserstein, Djurgården, Stockholm.
785. Lotte Laserstein, Djurgården, Stockholm.
Vasarahinta 
20 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
786. Lotte Laserstein, Man reading a script.
786. Lotte Laserstein, Man reading a script.
Vasarahinta 
8 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
10 000 - 12 000 SEK
787. Lotte Laserstein, A double portrait.
787. Lotte Laserstein, A double portrait.
Vasarahinta 
Ei myyty
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
788. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Ida Birnbaum, the artist's grandmother.
788. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Ida Birnbaum, the artist's grandmother.
Vasarahinta 
16 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
789. Lotte Laserstein, Traute writing.
789. Lotte Laserstein, Traute writing.
Vasarahinta 
20 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
790. Lotte Laserstein, Standing model in a dress.
790. Lotte Laserstein, Standing model in a dress.
Vasarahinta 
14 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
791. Lotte Laserstein, Standing model in a dress.
791. Lotte Laserstein, Standing model in a dress.
Vasarahinta 
14 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
792. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape with a lake.
792. Lotte Laserstein, Landscape with a lake.
Vasarahinta 
20 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
793. Lotte Laserstein, Sleeping baby.
793. Lotte Laserstein, Sleeping baby.
Vasarahinta 
24 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
794. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Dr Lindentahl.
794. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of Dr Lindentahl.
Vasarahinta 
15 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
795. Lotte Laserstein, Oxford Canal.
795. Lotte Laserstein, Oxford Canal.
Vasarahinta 
11 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
796. Lotte Laserstein, Young people.
796. Lotte Laserstein, Young people.
Vasarahinta 
14 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
797. Lotte Laserstein, Petra with doll - the artist's godchild.
797. Lotte Laserstein, Petra with doll - the artist's godchild.
Vasarahinta 
15 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
798. Lotte Laserstein, Portraits of two young boys.
798. Lotte Laserstein, Portraits of two young boys.
Vasarahinta 
12 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
18 000 - 20 000 SEK
799. Lotte Laserstein, Four studies of a boy.
799. Lotte Laserstein, Four studies of a boy.
Vasarahinta 
15 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
800. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of a seated child.
800. Lotte Laserstein, Portrait of a seated child.
Vasarahinta 
20 000 SEK
Lähtöhinta
25 000 - 30 000 SEK


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