Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Wald über Dächern. Wohl 1970s.
Watercolor and ink brush.
Signed in the lower right. 43.7 x 39.7 cm (17.2 x 15.6 in), the full sheet. [CH].
• A captivating combination of vibrant, bold colors, form-defining black lines and contours, an extraordinary composition, and the highest degree of abstraction.
• The use of cool and warm as well as light and darker colors evokes a special, autumnal glow.
• Watercolors play a key role in Schmidt-Rottluff’s oeuvre: From the early years of the “Brücke” art group through to his final creative phase, the medium dominated his artistic work.
The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Bertram, Bremen.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1993).
In the family’s possession ever since.
LITERATURE: Hauswedell und Nolte, Hamburg, June 1991, lot 839.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Wald über Dächern. Wohl 1970s.
Watercolor and ink brush.
Signed in the lower right. 43.7 x 39.7 cm (17.2 x 15.6 in), the full sheet. [CH].
• A captivating combination of vibrant, bold colors, form-defining black lines and contours, an extraordinary composition, and the highest degree of abstraction.
• The use of cool and warm as well as light and darker colors evokes a special, autumnal glow.
• Watercolors play a key role in Schmidt-Rottluff’s oeuvre: From the early years of the “Brücke” art group through to his final creative phase, the medium dominated his artistic work.
The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Bertram, Bremen.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1993).
In the family’s possession ever since.
LITERATURE: Hauswedell und Nolte, Hamburg, June 1991, lot 839.
