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ARTIST: Wilhelm P Ahrweiler (Germany, 1905 - 1987) TITLE: Horse Racing MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Unstretched (In-House stretching available). Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 27 x 31 inches / 68 x 78 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right PROVENANCE: Arnot Gallery, NY (has stamp on verso) CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 136291 US SHIPPING: $119 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in 1905, Wilhelm Burmeister's creative work was largely influenced by the 1920s. Important artistic innovations that had been established in the earlier part of the 20th century continued to be developed during the 1920s and 1930s. During this period the careers of a number of inspiring and pioneering artists began to flourish, yet at the same time there was an atmosphere of reflection and sombreness following the horrors of the First World War. Significant shifts in politics were taking place worldwide, and Marxism took a strong grip as an ideology amongst artist groups and communities. Due to its cultural importance, Surrealism spread as an ideology on an international scale, and became the most prominent theme of the pictorial arts in the 1920s. The Bauhaus movement developed during this time and concentrated on a unification of all modes of art, working towards the idea of the 'Gesamtkunstwerk'. The liberal politics of the Weimar Republic in Germany empowered this movement to blossom and grow and develop further.