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Christian Rohlfs: Männchen II

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Pastel/japan, 25 x 17,5 cm, lo. ri. monogr. CR, on the reverse inscribed 'Nr. 68 Männchen II. 5.XI.54 von Kalli'. - Prov.: - - Expertise: Authentication: Christian-Rohlfs-Archiv at the Osthaus Museum Hagen, 2nd July 2012. The work is listed in the archive as no. CRA 46/12. - Provenance: Gallery Boisserée, Cologne; Dr. Erna Kroen, head of the culture department of Bayer. - Important German expressionist painter. R. studied at the Weimar academy under P. Thumann since 1870, developed his style from naturalism to impressionism in his Weimar time. On invitation of K. E. Osthaus he became teacher at the Folkwang university of the arts in 1901. Many of his works were removed from museums as 'degenerate' by the Nazis in 1937. His art was honoured posthumously at the Documenta I in 1955. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Berlin, Munich, Karlsruhe, Düsseldorf, Essen (Folkwang-Mus.), Aachen, Hagen, Weimar a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit a. others.

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Pastel/japan, 25 x 17,5 cm, lo. ri. monogr. CR, on the reverse inscribed 'Nr. 68 Männchen II. 5.XI.54 von Kalli'. - Prov.: - - Expertise: Authentication: Christian-Rohlfs-Archiv at the Osthaus Museum Hagen, 2nd July 2012. The work is listed in the archive as no. CRA 46/12. - Provenance: Gallery Boisserée, Cologne; Dr. Erna Kroen, head of the culture department of Bayer. - Important German expressionist painter. R. studied at the Weimar academy under P. Thumann since 1870, developed his style from naturalism to impressionism in his Weimar time. On invitation of K. E. Osthaus he became teacher at the Folkwang university of the arts in 1901. Many of his works were removed from museums as 'degenerate' by the Nazis in 1937. His art was honoured posthumously at the Documenta I in 1955. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Berlin, Munich, Karlsruhe, Düsseldorf, Essen (Folkwang-Mus.), Aachen, Hagen, Weimar a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit a. others.

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