1917
Edition Size: One of only a few copies
Image Size: 39.7 x 49.7 cm
Sheet Size: 53 x 69 cm
Reference: Schapire H 246
Signed
Condition: Pristine
On laid paper. Signed lower right and inscribed lower left with the work number “1917.” One of a few copies.
Schmidt-Rottluff’s work numbers begin with the year, in this case “19”, followed by the consecutive year number “17”.
€24,000.00
German painter and printmaker Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was born in Rottluff, now known as Chemnitz in December 1884 and was famed for his expressionist landscapes and nudes. He started his academic life by studying architecture, but, after meeting some other artists (Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Fritz Bleyl), he became one of the founders of expressionist art group Die Brücke (The Bridge). He served in the army 1915-1918, moving afterwards to Berlin, where he met his wife, Emy Frisch and settled for the remainder of his life.
