Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern
1892 - 1982
Die mondkulturelle Vorlesung Hohe Schule. 1959.
Colored pencil drawing.
Signed, monogrammed, and dated in the lower right. Titled in the lower left. All slightly illegible. Signed, monogrammed, and titled on the reverse. On sturdy Schoellershammer cardboard (with the blindstamp). 49 x 71 cm (19.2 x 27.9 in). Cardboard: 51 x 73 cm (20 x 28,7 in).
[AW].
• A characteristic work by the self-taught artist, characterized by a raw and imaginative visual language.
• Friederich Schröder Sonnenstern is one of the most significant representatives of Art Brut and Outsider Art.
• His drawings are part of renowned museum and private collections, including the Prinzhorn Collection, Heidelberg, and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
• In the possession of the same family for over 35 years.

PROVENANCE: Galerie d'Eendt, Amsterdam.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 1989, in the family’s possession ever since).

In good condition, with vibrant colors. The outer edges of the cardboard are slightly soiled in places and show minor scuffing. There are a few areas with slight rubbing and light scratches.
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