Hermann Hesse

(German/Swiss, 1877–1962)

Hermann Hesse was a German-born Swiss author and painter best known for his novels Steppenwolf and Siddartha, both of which explore self-identity and spirituality. In his visual arts career, Hesse did not start painting in earnest until he was 40 years old, and initially viewed it as a therapeutic pastime. His oeuvre largely consists of watercolors of Mediterranean landscapes rendered in a style that combines Impressionism and Expressionism, and he also used his paintings as inspiration for his writing; one such example is Klingsor’s Last Summer (1920). Born on July 2, 1877 in Calw, German Empire, Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Today, the majority of his paintings are housed in The Herman Hesse Museum in Montagnola. He died on August 9, 1962 in Montagnola, Switzerland.

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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art

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Hütte in Tessiner Berglandschaft, 1924

Hermann Hesse

Hütte in Tessiner Berglandschaft, 1924

Sale Date: February 16, 2019

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Blumenwiese unter einem ausladenden..., 1933

Hermann Hesse

Blumenwiese unter einem ausladenden..., 1933

Sale Date: February 16, 2019

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Landschaft mit Baum

Hermann Hesse

Landschaft mit Baum

Sale Date: January 12, 2019

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Blumenstrauß (12 Gedichte), 1921

Hermann Hesse

Blumenstrauß (12 Gedichte), 1921

Sale Date: December 1, 2018

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View from Casa Bodmer to Montagnola, 1931

Hermann Hesse

View from Casa Bodmer to Montagnola, 1931

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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“Scheingewitter” Handwritten poem with 12..., 1930

Hermann Hesse

“Scheingewitter” Handwritten poem with 12..., 1930

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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Answer to the friends…, 1950–1952

Hermann Hesse

Answer to the friends…, 1950–1952

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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Patio of Casa Bodmer, 1931

Hermann Hesse

Patio of Casa Bodmer, 1931

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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„Bruder Tod“

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„Bruder Tod“

Sale Date: December 1, 2018

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„Erschütterung“

Hermann Hesse

„Erschütterung“

Sale Date: December 1, 2018

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„Konzert“

Hermann Hesse

„Konzert“

Sale Date: December 1, 2018

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Landschaft, 1919

Hermann Hesse

Landschaft, 1919

Sale Date: September 21, 2018

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Die Morgenlandfahrt, 1932

Hermann Hesse

Die Morgenlandfahrt, 1932

Sale Date: July 12, 2018

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Landschaft im Tessin

Hermann Hesse

Landschaft im Tessin

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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Landschaft im Tessin

Hermann Hesse

Landschaft im Tessin

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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Darstellung eines Gärtners (Hermann Hesse..., 1932

Hermann Hesse

Darstellung eines Gärtners (Hermann Hesse..., 1932

Sale Date: June 9, 2018

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Rotes Haus (red house), 1922

Hermann Hesse

Rotes Haus (red house), 1922

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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Bigogno, 1926

Hermann Hesse

Bigogno, 1926

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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Berganzona, 1923

Hermann Hesse

Berganzona, 1923

Sale Date: June 29, 2018

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SÜDLICHE LANDSCHAFT, 1926

Hermann Hesse

SÜDLICHE LANDSCHAFT, 1926

Sale Date: June 5, 2018

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Zwölf Gedichte, 1936

Hermann Hesse

Zwölf Gedichte, 1936

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Album mit eingefügter umfangreicher..., 1929

Hermann Hesse

Album mit eingefügter umfangreicher..., 1929

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Tessiner Landschaft mit Wegkapelle

Hermann Hesse

Tessiner Landschaft mit Wegkapelle

Sale Date: June 4, 2018

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Mediterranean View, 1920, 1920

Hermann Hesse

Mediterranean View, 1920, 1920

Sale Date: April 22, 2018

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