House in the Winter Sun
Currently on view
Gabriele Münter (1877 - 1962), 1909
oil on cardboard, 32.8 cm x 40.6 cm
Credits: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (purchased with support from the VriendenLoterij), c/o Pictoright Amsterdam 2025
Münter often painted outdoors, and given the small size of House in the Winter Sun, this was likely the case here as well. The thick blanket of snow that has accumulated against the facade lies in the shadow of the house, which is why Münter chose blue for this passage. She alternated this with patches of snow in fresh yellow, suggesting the glint of the bright winter sun.
Münter opted for a limited palette of vibrant colours and simplified forms. She confidently painted large, contrasting areas of colour side by side, with bold contours. The yellow house stands out sharply against the cool blue tones of the winter landscape.
- Object number
- s0547S2019
- Dimensions
- 32.8 cm x 40.6 cm, 47 cm x 54.5 cm, 5 cm
- Provenance
- Given by the artist to a private collector, Germany, probably between 1951 and 1952; consigned by the heirs of this private collector to auction London, Christie’s (Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture part II), lot 88 (Haus in der Wintersonne), purchased by a private collector for GBP 24.200; sold by this private collector through Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, to the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 1 May 2019.
- artist
- Gabriele Münter
- Credits
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (purchased with support from the VriendenLoterij)
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Heller, Reinhold, Gabriele Münter : the years of expressionism 1903-1920, München [etc.], 1997, p. 135, 152, 182
Friedel, H., Hoberg, Annegret, Gabriele Münter 1877-1962 : Retrospektive, München, 1992, p. 108, 132, 265