Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (40s-60s ) Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern

Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern
1892 - 1982
Mondmoralische Ruhepause. 1969.
Colored pencil drawing.
Signed, monogrammed, and dated in the lower right. Titled in the lower left. Each somewhat illegible. Signed, monogrammed, and dated again on the reverse. On firm cardboard. 56.5 x 87 cm (22.2 x 34.2 in). Cardboard: 57,7 x 88,7 cm (22,7 x 34,9 in).
[AW].
• A vividly colored and delicately crafted drawing in the self-taught artist’s typical mysterious style.
• Friedrich Schröder Sonnenstern is one of the most significant representatives of Art Brut and Outsider Art.
• With his unique visual language and enigmatic narratives, his works remain impossible to classify into established art-historical categories to this day.
• 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 very sporadically somewhat soiled and slightly bumped. There are a few instances of very slight scuffing and light scratch marks.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.