Konrad Mägi

(1878-1925)

Saaremaa rand. 1913

Oil on cardboard. 40 x 50 cm
Starting price 24 287 (sold)


Konrad Mägi "Saaremaa rand"

It is difficult to add something to the Saaremaa-period of Konrad Mägi, but the present work forces us to do so. Let us again remember the poor health of Mägi and his two sanatorium summers at Saaremaa in years 1913 and 1914, which resulted in a couple of dozen of works and a number of sketches, which will soon become pure art history. Scientists, having specialized on the art of Mägi, have independently from each other asserted that it was Saaremaa, where the talent of Mägi opened up in the brightest way and there were born his first works, which were really original and important. Mägi was an excellent and mature artist before Saaremaa, but already of totally different quality after that. Researchers wonder, how the stunted and scanty Saaremaa nature inspired Mägi to such extent that he opened the road for improvisation and unbridled the bounty of colours. But most probably this is a secret, which can never be explained. It was known that Mägi was a nervous person and such characteristic feature did not allow him to work at more time-consuming topics as figural compositions. It was also known that painting with quick, small and rapid brush strikes and continuous grabbing of new colours suited Mägi most. One more secret remains, how Mägi was able to control his handwriting to such an extent that the result was a number of Saaremaa landscapes, which strike the eye thanks to their elaboration. By today the known number of large-format works, having been accomplished at Saaremaa, is not big. Majority of them are in state museums, a few ones in other museums and private collections.
The current work is simultaneously exceptional and confirming the rule. Here Konrad Mägi is really in his top form and we see those qualities that raised him above others: exceptional brightness of colours, improvising, optimism, dash, playfulness, composing in such a manner that on the picture remains a belt of shore and a strip of sea, changing of brush strokes from the dotty style of the landscape to the strikes of the sea. But at the same time there is something new about the colours of Mägi. His unexpected courage to mix blue, white and brown and yet to achieve fabulous results could still be expected. But using of such powerful green together with brownish hues, marking of the coastal line of the peninsulas with white, careful separation of the blue of the sky end sea is already something different.
But maybe already this is too much? Does the knowledge that we are dealing with a large-format landscape, which has been painted by Konrad Mägi at Saaremaa and where all his best qualities have been exposed, is not enough? Obviously not.

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Appearance in auctions

Landscape
Konrad Mägi
Landscape
1915-1916. Oil, cardboard 49.5 x 65.5 cm (framed)
ESTONIAN ART AUCTION - MID-19TH CENTURY TO 1965 Haus Gallery 06.05.2023
156 000
Final price: 401 000
Norwegian Landscape
Konrad Mägi
Norwegian Landscape
1908-1910. Oil, paper 25.4 x 33.2 cm (framed)
EARLIER ART CLASSICS Haus Gallery 29.10.2022
64 000
Final price: 103 000
(sold)"> (sold)Oberstdorfi maastik
Konrad Mägi
Oberstdorfi maastik
1922. oil, canvas 41 x 26 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery's spring auction Haus Gallery 25.04.2019
23 000
Final price: 26 000
Dieppe´i motiiv
Konrad Mägi
Dieppe´i motiiv
1911. oil on cardboard 46 x 57 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXXIX AUCTION 2016 spring Haus Gallery 30.03.2016
29 000
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Kuuvalgus
Konrad Mägi
Kuuvalgus
1906-1910. pencil, watercolor lm 25 x 33 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 28.03.2013
2 400
Final price: 2 400
Dieppe'i motiiv
Konrad Mägi
Dieppe'i motiiv
1911. oil on cardboard 46 x 57 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 26.10.2012
38 500
Final price:
Rooma motiiv
Konrad Mägi
Rooma motiiv
1922-1923. oil on canvas 58.5 x 50.5 cm (framed)
Haus Gallery 08.11.2010-10.11.2010
49 851
Final price:
(sold)"> (sold)Itaalia maastik
Konrad Mägi
Itaalia maastik
1922-1923. -- 85.5 x 62.5 cm (framed)
HAUS GALLERY XXII ART AUCTION 2008 spring. Old Masters Paintings Haus Gallery 22.04.2008
58 799
Final price: 73 498
(sold)"> (sold)Capri maastik
Konrad Mägi
Capri maastik
1922-1923. oil on canvas 58.5 x 67.5 cm
HAUS GALLERY´S 10. anniversary art auction Haus Gallery 25.09.2007
33 873
Final price: 127 823
(sold)"> (sold)Saaremaa rand
Konrad Mägi
Saaremaa rand
1913. Oil on cardboard 40 x 50 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIIth ART AUCTION, 2005 autumn Haus Gallery 20.10.2005
24 286
Final price: 24 286
(sold)"> (sold)Itaalia maastik
Konrad Mägi
Itaalia maastik
1921. Oil on canvas 67 x 58 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVIIth ART AUCTION, 2005 autumn Haus Gallery 20.10.2005
34 512
Final price: 41 606
(sold)"> (sold)Saaremaa
Konrad Mägi
Saaremaa
1913. Oil on cardboard 38 x 48 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XVIth ART AUCTION, 2005 spring Haus Gallery 25.04.2005
18 854
Final price: 18 854
(sold)"> (sold)Rannamaastik
Konrad Mägi
Rannamaastik
1913. Oil on cardboard 38 x 48 cm
HAUS GALLERY XVth ART AUCTION, 2004 autumn Haus Gallery 21.10.2004
12 463
Final price: 39 306
(sold)"> (sold)Capri
Konrad Mägi
Capri
1922. Oil on canvas 56 x 68 cm (not framed)
HAUS GALLERY XIVth ART AUCTION, 2004 spring Haus Gallery 04.04.2004
11 632
Final price: 64 295
(sold)"> (sold)Maastik kellatorniga (Kihelkonna)
Konrad Mägi
Maastik kellatorniga (Kihelkonna)
1913. Oil on canvas 61 x 68 cm
HAUS GALLERY XIIIth ART AUCTION 2003 autumn Haus Gallery 23.10.2003
10 098
Final price: 21 826
(sold)"> (sold)Normandia maastik
Konrad Mägi
Normandia maastik
1911. Pencil, water-colour, paper 23 x 31 cm
HAUS / XIIth AUCTION, 2003 spring Haus Gallery 24.04.2003
3 132
Final price: 3 132
(sold)"> (sold)Alvine Käppa portree
Konrad Mägi
Alvine Käppa portree
1919. Oil on canvas 102 x 76 cm (not framed)
HAUS / XI AUCTION, 2002 autumn Haus Gallery 24.10.2002
18 279
Final price: 18 279
(sold)"> (sold)Maastik
Konrad Mägi
Maastik
1916. Oil on cardboard 25 x 50 cm (not framed)
HAUS / VII AUCTION, 2000 autumn Haus Gallery 26.10.2000
5 305
Final price: 5 305
Oberstdorfi maastik
Konrad Mägi
Oberstdorfi maastik
1922. Oil on canvas 41 x 26 cm (not framed)
HAUS / V AUCTION, 1999 autumn Haus Gallery 12.10.1999
6 391
Final price:
Lõuna-Eesti maastik
Konrad Mägi
Lõuna-Eesti maastik
1916. Pencil, paper 10 x 15 cm
HAUS / IV AUCTION, 1999 spring Haus Gallery 26.04.1999-24.04.1999
703
Final price:

Appearance in exhibitions

The Field Of Tulips
Konrad Mägi
The Field Of Tulips
1909-1910. Oil, canvas 41 x 60 cm (framed)
WORKS FROM TWO PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Haus Gallery 15.02.2023-13.03.2023

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