Works by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky or from her collection in public institutions, or in those accessible by appointment.
We try to ensure that all information is accurate, however, we recommend that you contact each venue before making a visit.
Austria
Linz
Lentos Kunstmuseum, www.lentos.at/en/
- Model with Birdcage, 1945 (Schlenker 77)
- Still-life with Brushes, Pineapple and Red Tulips, 1960/61 (Schlenker 174)
- Gerda, 1964 (Schlenker 189)
- Self-portrait with Pears, 1965 (Schlenker 202)
- Miriam, 1965 (Schlenker 203)
- Swimming Pool, 1967 (Schlenker 210)
- Still-life with Lemon, 1980 (Schlenker 268)
Salzburg
Museum Kunst der Verlorenen Generation, www.verlorene-generation.com
- Girl by Fire, 1941 (Schlenker 52)
- Study of Canetti Reading, c.1945 (Schlenker 78)
- Still-life with Flowers and Pipe, 1940s (Schlenker 95)
- Indian Couple, 1951 (Schlenker 106)
- Coloured Model, c.1956 (Schlenker 148)
Vienna
Albertina, www.albertina.at
Paintings:
- Workman, Paris, 1926 (Schlenker 12)
- Kröpfelsteig, Hinterbrühl, 1927 (Schlenker 17)
- Mother in Green Dressing Gown, 1975 (Schlenker 250)
- The Greenhouse, 1979 (Schlenker 266)
Works on paper:
- Siesta, 1933
- Hunting, 1936
- Self-portrait, 1940s
- Meine Mutter, 1977
- Motesiczky asleep, c.1977 (Schlenker 261)
- Study for The Greenhouse, 1979 (Schlenker 266, fig.216
- Study for The Greenhouse, 1979 (Schlenker 266, fig.217)
- And other drawings, including a sketchbook, related to the paintings.
Leopold Museum www.leopoldmuseum.org/en
- Portrait of Young Man in Red Cap, c.1928 (Schlenker 26)
- Woman in Green Leaning on a Chair, 1940s (Schlenker 88)
- Head of a Man, 1940s (Schlenker 89)
- Portrait of a Woman in Red, 1950 (Schlenker 101)
- Lolita, 1962 (Schlenker 180)
- + 6 drawings with sketchbook related to this painting
Österreichische Galerie Belvedere www.belvedere.at
- Self-portrait with Comb, 1926 (Schlenker 13)
- Model, Vienna, 1929 (Schlenker 27)
- Frau Ziegler, 1938 (Schlenker 45)
- Countess with Plum, 1944 (Schlenker 65)
- Father Milburn, 1958 (Schlenker 154)
- Uncle Ernst, 1963 (Schlenker 187)
- And a sketchbook with drawings related to painting of Uncle Ernst.
Wien Museum, www.wienmuseum.at
- Hinterbrühl Glasshouse, 1925 (Schlenker 5)
- Still life with Photo, 1930 (Schlenker 34)
- Portrait with Turban, 1946 (Schlenker 80)
- Still-life with Paint Boxes, 1952 (Schlenker 112)
- Elias Canetti, 1960 (Schlenker 165)
- Head of Elias Canetti, 1959 (study for painting of 1960, Schlenker 165)
- Head of Elias Canetti, c.1960 (related to painting Schlenker 165)
- Head of Henriette Frowning, c.1946 (drawing related to Portrait with Turban)
- Self Portrait in Mirror, Yellow Roses, c.1976 (Schlenker 255)
- Still-lIfe, Apples and Blossom on a Table, 1996 (Schlenker 330)
- Painted cabinet with self-portrait at one end, 1961
- Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904) Portrait of Josefine von Wertheimstein
- Carl Theodor von Blaas (1886-1960) Portrait of Marie-Louise as a Girl, 1911
Germany
Frankfurt – am – Main
Städel Museum, www.staedelmuseum.de/sm/
- Still-life with Fishes, 1953 (Schlenker 122)
- Self-portrait with Veil, 1955 (Schlenker 142)
- Benno Reifenberg, 1968 (Schlenker 218)
- At the Opera, 1920s (Schlenker p.527)
- Two drawings of Llandudno Pier, 1943
- Blonde woman reclining, 1960s
Marbach am Neckar
Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Deutsche Schillergesellschaft, www.dla-marbach.de/en/archive/bilder-und-objekte/
- Conversation in the Library, 1950 (Schlenker 103)
- Study for Conversation in the Library – Marie-Louise von Motesiczky and Elias Canetti, 1950 (Schlenker fig.80)
- Study for Conversation in the Library – Elias Canetti, 1950 (Schlenker fig.81)
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
National Gallery of Ireland, www.nationalgallery.ie
- Summer Landscape, 1926 (Schlenker 14)
- Frau Zischka, 1938 (Schlenker 46)
- Morning in the Garden, 1943 (Schlenker 61)
- Roses, Toad and Nude, c.1960 (Schlenker 173)
- Still-life with African Doll, 1989 (Schlenker 297)
- Four sketchbooks with drawings relating to paintings above.
Netherlands
Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, www.stedelijk.nl
- Frau Saaler, c.1942 (Schlenker 60)
- Woman with Blue Parrot,1948 (Schlenker 83)
- Finchley Road at Night, 1952 (Schlenker 110)
- Orchid, 1958 (Schlenker 153)
- The Old Song, 1959 (Schlenker 158)
Rotterdam
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, www.boijmans.nl
- Nude, 1931 (Schlenker 36)
- Mrs Beazly, c.1941 (Schlenker 54)
- In the Garden. Familienbild, 1948 (Schlenker 81)
- Garden in the Summer, 1960 (Schlenker 169)
- Chemist’s Shop, 1964 (Schlenker 196)
- The Short Trip, 1965 (Schlenker 204)
- French Restaurant, 1968 (Schlenker 221)
- Still-life with Brush and Strawberries, 1960s (Schlenker 231)
- Florist, Japanese Girl, 1993 (Schlenker 320)
- Dog Toby, 1995 (Schlenker 329)
- In the park with swans, n.d. (Schlenker 335)
There are a number of drawings and sketchbooks related to the above works.
United Kingdom
England
Amersham
Amersham Museum, www.amershammuseum.org
- Portrait of a Smiling Lady, 1944 (Schlenker 67)
- Three Heads, 1944 (Schlenker 69)
- Snow Drift with Gate, early 1940s (Schlenker 70)
- Dorothy, 1945 (Schlenker 74)
- Deckchair in the Garden, 1940s (Schlenker 98)
- Woman from Chestnut Lane, 1957 (Schlenker 150)
- Marie in Doorway, after 1954 (Schlenker 134)
Cambridge
The Fitzwilliam Museum, www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
- At the Dressmaker’s, 1930 (Schlenker 35) + sheet of studies
- Karl as St Christopher, after 1943
- Elias Canetti writing, 1960s
- Still-life with Azalea and Clock, 1974 (Schlenker 245)
- Henriette wearing spectacles, 1906-1996
- Mother in Bed, 1977/78 (Schlenker 259)
- Philippe de Rothschild, 1986 (Schlenker 287) + related study on canvas and two sketchbooks
An early sixteenth-century Danube School painting attributed to the Master of St Christopher Meeting the Devil (named after the subject of the painting) was given to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 2016 in memory of Karl Motesiczky (1904-1943), Marie-Louise’s brother who died in Auschwitz. The work had been on loan to the Fitzwilliam which marked the 200th anniversary of its foundation in 2016.
The painting (a wing from a small altarpiece) stayed in Vienna with Karl Motesiczky when his mother and sister left immediately following the Anschluss in March 1938. He was not permitted to export it. After his arrest in October 1942, the work must have been expropriated, reappearing at auction in Vienna a year later when it was acquired by the Bavarian State Art Collections (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen), to join another closely related panel already in its possession. The attribution to the ‘Master of St Christopher Meeting the Devil’ was made in 1948. In 1949 Henriette von Motesiczky wrote to the Director-General asking for its return, which the authorities duly granted. The panel remained with her and her daughter, passing to the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust after Marie-Louise’s death in 1996.
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Murray Edwards College, New Hall Art Collection, www-art.newhall.cam.ac.uk/the-collection
- Portrait of Elizabeth, 1990 (Schlenker 308)
Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral, www.canterbury-cathedral.org
- The Very Reverend Victor De Waal, Dean of Canterbury, 1979 (Schenker 260)
Leicester
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, www.leicester.gov.uk/nwm-art-gallery
- Model with Parasol, c.1932 (Schlenker 37)
- Two Women and a Shadow, 1951 (Schlenker 109)
+ two preparatory drawings - Cascais, c.1954 (Schlenker 127)
+ two composition studies on paper - Sheela Bonarjee, 1964 (Schlenker 190 on loan from private collection)
- Henriette von Motesiczky with Dog and Flowers, 1967 (Schlenker 213)
+ two related drawings and sketchbook
London
Arts Council of Great Britain, www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk/collection
- Mother with Baton, 1977 (Schlenker 257)
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, www.benuri.org
- Circus Scene, 1965 (Schlenker 192)
The British Museum (Department of Prints and Drawings), www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx (email: prints(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)britishmuseum.org)
Six drawings and one sketchbook including:
- Sketchbook, late 1920s (probably by Siegfried Sebba 1897-1975)
- Servant Girl, late 1920s
- Erna Wohl in the Bath, 1934
- Kokoschka Fishing for Two Nudes, 1945
- Study for Allerseelen, 1967/68
- Women in Conservatory with Dog, 1906-1996
- At the Milliner’s
Drawings
- Portrait of Marie-Louise, 1924-5
- Marie-Louise and Mathilde von Kaulbach (‘Quappi’), 1925
- On the Beach, 1925
- Couple on a Bicycle, 1945
- Man with a Candle, 1947
Prints
- Self-portrait, 1922; woodcut
- Mardi Gras from Fastnacht, 1922; drypoint etching
- Beach, 1922; drypoint etching
- King and Demagogue, 1946; lithograph. Plate 8 from Day and Dream portfolio
Burgh House, Hampstead www.burghhouse.org.uk
- Lo and Lilly, 1951 (Schlenker 107)
- View from the Window in Compayne Gardens 2, 1952 (Schlenker 116)
- Mother and Child, c.1954 (Schlenker 133)
- Self Portrait in Blue, 1964 (Schlenker 195)
- Canetti, London, 1965 (Schlenker 200)
- Studio with nude model, 1970 (Schlenker 239)
- Confrontation in the Forest, c.1970 (Schlenker 240)
- Mrs Bolter, 1986 (Sch.285)
- Nudes at Hampstead Pond, 1988 (Schlenker 291)
- Portrait of Frau Pauzenberger, 1990 (Sch.309)
The Freud Museum London, https://www.freud.org.uk (email:curator(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)freud.org.uk)
- Psychoanalyst, 1962
The Garden Museum, https://www.gardenmuseum.org.uk
- Golders Hill Park, 1981 (Schlenker 274)
National Portrait Gallery, www.npg.org.uk
- Self-portrait in Black, 1959 (Schlenker 159)
- Portrait Elias Canetti, 1992 (Schlenker 315)
Reform Club Conservation Charitable Trust, www.reformclub.com/home/contact/club-staff
Please contact the librarian of the Reform Club to arrange viewing.
- Godfrey Samuel, 1976/7 (Schlenker 256)
- Godfrey Samuel with Dogs, 1906-1996 (Schlenker fig.211)
Tate, www.tate.org.uk
- View from the window, Vienna, 1925 (Schlenker 4)
- Portrait of a Russian Student, 1927 (Schlenker 16)
- People on a Train, late 1920s (Schlenker 31)
- Model, Vienna, 1930 (Schlenker 32)
- Still-life with Sheep, 1938 (Schlenker 48)
- Old Woman, Amersham, 1942( Schlenker 59)
- From Night into Day, 1975 (Schlenker 251) and related drawings and sketchbooks.
Full records of these items, and a selection of digitised images are available on Tate’s web site.
Manchester
Manchester Art Gallery, www.manchestergalleries.org
Paintings:
- The Undertaker, 1926 (Schlenker 2)
- Henriette M. 1961 (Schlenker 177)
- Self-portrait with Canetti, 1960s (Schlenker 237)
- Nude with a Rat and Books, early 1970s (Schlenker 246)
- Still-life with Fish, 1982 (Schlenker 277)
Works on paper:
- Head of Henriette, study related to Henriette M, 1961
Oxford
St Anne’s College, www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk
Please contact the College Lodge to make an appointment to see the painting: 01865 274800
- Iris Murdoch, 1964 (Schlenker 193)
Scotland
Edinburgh
National Galleries of Scotland, www.nationalgalleries.org
- Small Roulette, 1924 (Schlenker 1)
- Frau Seidler, 1940 (Schlenker 51)
- Mother in the Garden, 1975 (Schlenker 248)
- Three sketchbooks and nine drawings from 1975 related to Mother in the Garden
Glasgow
University of Glasgow, The Hunterian Art Gallery, www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
- Fräulein Engelhardt, 1926/7 (Schlenker 15)
- Self-portrait with Mirror, 1949 (Schlenker 85)
- After the Ball, 1949 (Schlenker 87)
- Two drawings and one watercolour – studies for After the Ball, 1949
- Birthday, 1962 (Schlenker 184)
- Mother with Straw, 1962 (Schlenker 186)
United States of America
Iowa City
Stanley Museum of Art, University of Iowa, www.stanleymuseum.uiowa.edu/www.uima.uiowa.edu
- The Travellers, 1940 (Schlenker 50)
New York
The Kallir Family Foundation, New York.
Available on loan to qualified institutions. Email: gallery(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)gseart.com
- Portrait of Karl Motesiczky, 1928 (Schlenker 24)
- Henriette von Motesiczky – Portrait no.1, 1929 (Schlenker 29)
- Last Self-portrait, 1993 (Schlenker 322)