Graphics 1939 - 1950 | World War II

1939 The Dancer Hilde Holger in Pavane

Design for Hilde Holger's Dance Pavane. Sepia Conte/Cartridge paper. 59 x 43.5 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Provenance: Hilde Holger descended to estate. Location: London, England. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner or Harta. Photo credit: Hilde Holger Archive © 2001 Primavera Boman-Behram.

. 1939 Hilde Holger Face Profile

Black Chalk/Pencil. Signed and dated bottom left: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Die Kraft des Tanzes Hilde Holger , 1990,Zeichnen + Spuren, S. 19, mit Abb. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner or Harta. Hilder Holger Archive © 2001 Primavera Boman-Behram.

1939 The Dancer Hilde Holger

Die Tänzerin Hilde Holger. 1939 Pencil on paper. Dimensions unknown. Signed and dated bottom left: HARTA / 1939. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner or Harta. Photo credit: Hilde Holger Archive © 2001 Primavera Boman-Behram.

1940 ca. Child Portrait

Kinderporträt um 1940. Charcoal on paper. 47.5 x 32.2 cm. Signed top right: HARTA. Provenance: 01.12.1994 Dorotheum, Sbg. Weihnachtauktikon, Lot # 329; 1994 Acquired by Private owner, Sbg. Location: Private owner, Salzburg. Remarks: Dorotheum listed this incorrectly as a Lithograph.

1939 Landscape with Windmill

Landschaft mit Windmühle. Watercolor. Unframed: 28 x 35.5 cm. Signed & dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., WV Nr. 1583 ("Oak Tree with Mill"); Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 34. Provenance: Anna Strauss Klingsberg, Mountainside, USA; 2015 Inherited to private owner, Newton, Mass, USA. Location: Private owner, Newton USA. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner.

1939 Windgridge Landscape

Watercolor/paper. Unframed: 28 x 35.5 cm. Signed & dated lower right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., possibly WV Nr. 1606, 1607, or 1576. Provenance: Oscar & Hanny Strauss Descended to estate. Location: Private owner, Newton, Mass, U.S.A. Remarks: Harta's Work Catalog lists several watercolors painted in the Windygridge area of England.

1939 Half Profile Anna Böhm 1

Anna Böhm per Harta. Rotel Pencil. Signed and dated bottom right: "HARTA". Lit: Harta 1906-1939, o.S., WV Nr.1432/1939; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 168, WV Nr. Gr 195, mit Abb. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Harta's catalog lists the 2 profile portraits as WV1432 and WV1435. WV1433-44 are missing from Harta's catalog raisonne.

1939 Anna Böhm Profil 2

Anna Böhm per Harta. Rötel pencil. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1906-1939, o.S., WV Nr. 1435/1937; Baumgartner 1991 II, S.33, 168, WV Nr. Gr 196, mit Abb. Provenance: Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Whereabouts unknown. Remarks: Baumgartner incorrectly listed the signature and date as "l.i.u". Placeholder image.

1939 Portrait Stella Eisner

Der Sängerin, Stella Eisner. Rötel pencil. Signed and dated top right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1906-1939, o.S., WV Nr. 1437/1939; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 33,168, WV Nr. Gr 197, mit Abb. Provenance: 1939: B[...] Eisner, NY. Location: Whereabouts unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1939 Susi Specht

Susi Specht, Schleier per Harta. Rötel pencil. Signed and dated bottom left: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1906-1939, o.S.WV Nr. 1447 or 1448; Baumgartner 1991 II, S.33, 169, WV Nr. Gr 198, mit Abb. Location: Whereabouts unknown. Remarks: Harta drew five drawings of her. Placeholder image.

1939 Portrait Ria Thiele.

Ria Thiele.Pencil drawing. Signed and dated: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 169, WV Nr. Gr 169, mit Abb. Location: Currently unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image

1939 Sheeps and Cows

Sheeps and Cow per Harta. Watercolor. Signed, bottom right: HARTA. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., WVNr.1619("Sheeps and Cow"); Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 170, WV Nr. G 209 mit Abb. Provenance: Owner unknown. Archival photo is the only source. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Baumgartner catalogued as an oil painting, but Harta lists this as a watercolor. Photo credit: Salzburg Festival House Archive, Harta Estate.

1939 Map of Windy Ridge

Karte von Windy Ridge. Colored pencil/ink/watercolor/paper. 22.5 x 30 cm. Sign bottom left: HARTA. inscrib.top left: WINDYRIDGE; inscrib. bottom right: S; W; N. E; verso inscrib. top left: Harta / Windyridge/ Landkarte/ N 1940/ Tusche /Aqu. / 22 x 29; num. verso top right 1. EX: Lit: Harta, o.S., 1939-1966 WV Nr. 1642/1939; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 34, 170, WV Nr. Gr 201 mit Abb. Prov: Gertrude Guggenheim, London; Gal.Kutscha, Sbg; 2006 descended to private owner, Sbg. Loc: Private owner, Sbg.

1939 Landscape View of the Lake

Landschaft Blick auf See. Watercolor. 25.5 x 38 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA/ 1939. Lit: Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 170, WV Nr. Gr 202 mit Abb; Katalog Galerie Suppan. Österr. Malerei 1910 - 1950, June 1989, Kat. Nr. 18. Provenance: 1939 -1996 Private owner. 02.10.2006 Acquired by Galerie Martin Suppan, Vienna. Photo © Galerie Martin Suppan, Vienna.

1939 Landscape in Sussex

Landschaft im Sussex 1939. Gouache on paper/mixed technique. 38 x 48 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Dorotheum, Salzburg 17.05.1989, Kat. Nr. 68, Tafel 57; Dorotheum, Salzburg 30.11.1989, S. 13, Kat. Nr. 128. Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 170, WV Gr 203, mit Abb. Provenance: 17.05.1989 Dorotheum Salzburg; 30.11.1989 Dorotheum, Salzburg. Location: Currently unknown.

1939 Valley with Trees

Watercolor. 36 x 30 cm(11 x 14 in). Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Label on verso states location as "Ashdown Forest". Lit: Bateman's 02.02.2008, Kat. Nr. 222. Provenance: 02.02.2008 Bateman's Auctioneers & Valuers, Stamford, LCN UK, [Sold]. Location: Current whereabouts unknown. Remarks: Unlisted by Baumgartner or Harta.

1939 Portrait Selma Schaffer

Charcoal/paper. Image Size: 18 x 30 image; Sheet Size: 32 x 20 cm Signed and dated bottom left: HARTA / 1939. Provenance: Possibly owned by a friend or student of Holgers: Selma Schaffer.[e-mail from Holger's daughter]. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Not listed by Baumgartner or Harta. Photo credit:© Hilde Holger Archive Primavera Boman-Behram, London.

1939 Snow Covered Landscape Near Salzburg

Verschneite Landschaft bei Salzburg. Watercolor, gouache on paper. 26.988 x 42.862 cm(10 5/8 x 16 7/8 in). Signed and dated bottom left: HARTA / SALZBURG / 1939. Lit: Dorotheum 28.04.1992, S. 75, Kat. Nr. 192, mit Abb. Provenance: 28.04.1992 Dorotheum Vienna, [Sold]. Lot # 192. Sold. Location: Currently unknown.

1939 Old Lodge View of the Windmill

Field O.L. with windmill per Harta. Watercolor. 29.845 x 37.465 cm(11 3/4 x 14 3/4 in). Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1939-1966 o.S. WV Nr.1578/1939; Dorotheum 28.02.2019, Kat. Nr. 79. Provenance: 28.02.2019 Dorotheum Salzburg,[Sold]. Location: Private collector, Lower Austria. Remarks: Possibly WV1583/1939 "Oaktree with Mill?

1939 Girl in the Landscape

Girl in Heather per Harta. Watercolor/paper. 39 x 32 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., WV Nr. 1589/1939; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 34. Provenance: Paul & Suzanne Jellinek; 1976 Descended to Ida Eleanor Hall, Sydney; 2023 Descended to June Michelle Mitchell, Gosford; 2023 Descended to private collection, Tumbi Umbi, Australia.Location: Private collection Australia. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner's illustrated catalog.

1939 Green House

Green House per Harta. Watercolor on paper. 38.1 x 27.94 cm(15 x 11 inches). Signed and dated bottom: right: HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S. WV Nr. 1621. Provenance: Felix Albrecht Harta; Gift to Eva Harta, NY; 23.08.1997: Descended to Estate. Location: Private owner, FL, USA. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner.

1939 Sketch of "Mac"

Pencil on paper. 43 x 30 cm. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1939; inscribed bottom left: MAC. Provenance: Felix A. Harta, Salzburg; 1967 Inherited to Margarethe Harta-Baillou, Salzburg; Bought by Dr. Helmut Mitterdorfer, Salzburg; 2003 Inherited to private owner, Salzburg. Location: Private owner, Salzburg. Remarks: Unlisted in Baumgartner or Harta.

1940 Carcicature British Life During the War Year 1940 Web

"Britisches Leben im Kriegsjahr 1940" per Dorotheum. Watercolor/Pencil on paper. 22 x 17 cm. Signed and dated lower right: HARTA / 1940 Provenance: 04.08.2022: Private collector consigned to Dorotheum Summer Online Auction, Lot # 195-040310/0001.[Sold]. Location: Private collector FL,USA. Remarks: Not previously catalogued in Baumgartner or Harta's WV.

1939 Evacuated Children

Evacuated Children per Harta. Watercolor. Image from Front of Postcard. Signed & dated bottom left HARTA / 1939. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S. WV Nr. 1643/1939. Prov: Letter from Mary Chandler (nee Porter) 10/2/2011 to Windy Ridge Evacuees(1939 -1942). Remarks: Children from London were evacuated starting in Sept of 1939. Windy Ridge was a depot site for them, and Harta drew them. There is a reference to Harta in the source doc knowing the philanthropic supporter of the Arts Gertrude Guggenheim.

1939 ca. Picnic

Signature not visible from photo. Lit: Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 243 mit Abb. Provenance: Galerie Kutscha, Salzburg. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Soldiers, Diary 1940 -1942

Soldaten, Tagebuch 1940-1942. 1940 Pencil on lined paper. 25.5 x 20.2 cm. Unsigned. Provenance: Felix Albrecht Harta, Salzburg; 1967 Inherited by Margarethe Harta-Baillou, Salzburg; 1972 Gift to Salzburg Museum; Until 2022 resided in Salzburg Festspielhaus Archive; November 2022 Taken back by Salzburg Museum. Location: Salzburg Museum, Inv. Nr. BIB NLFH 00006.

1940 Portrait of Lady Jill Gooch

"Gooch" per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1940. Lit: Harta WV 1939-1966, o.S., WV Nr. 1672; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 171, WV Nr. Gr 204, mit Abb. Provenance: First owner, Lady Gooch, Crowboro, England. Location: Unknown.

1940 Portrait of Ruth Dawson

Ruth Dawson per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated top right: HARTA / 1940. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., WV Nr.1673; Baumgartner 1991 II, S.36, 171, WV Nr.Gr 205, mit Abb. Provenance: First owner, Ruth Dawson, Crowboro, England. Location: Whereabouts unknown.

1940 Portrait Rosemary Dawson

Rosemary Dawson per Harta. Watercolor. Signed and dated top right: HARTA / 1940. Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., WV Nr. 1674; Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 171, WV Nr. Gr 205, mit Abb. Provenance: First owner resided in Crowboro. England. Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Unknown. Remarks: Placeholder image.

1940 Vesper II

Vesper II per Harta. Chalk drawing. Signed and dated bottom right: HARTA / 1940. Inscribed bottom left: "VESPER". Lit: Harta 1939-1966, o.S., WV Nr. 1684, mit Abb. Baumgartner 1991 II, S. 172, WV Nr. Gr 207, mit Abb. Provenance: Owner unknown as of 1991. Location: Unknown.

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