Art (1900-1945) > Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff - Biography

Emybildnis. 1921.
Etching.
Schapire 48. Signed and inscribed with the work number "213 St". With hand-written printer's note. On firm wove paper. 39 x 33 cm (15.3 x 12.9 in). Sheet: 59 x 45,3 cm (23,2 x 17,8 in).
Printed by Fritz Voigt, Berlin. [EH].
• Portrait of his wife Emy.
• The artist's development as portraitist becomes comprehensible on the basis of the portraits of his wife.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Hesse (until 2010: Lempertz June 2, 2010).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection (acquired from the above, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).
EXHIBITION: Schmidt-Rottluff. Form, Farbe, Ausdruck!, Buchheim Museum, Bernried, September 29, 2018 - February 24, .2019, SHG no. 203a, cat. no. p. 250 (with illu.).
LITERATURE: Lempertz, Cologne, auction 962 Moderne Kunst, June 2, 2010, lot 586.
In good condition consistent of the age. All in all slightly browned, a bit stronger in outer margins, bottom margin slightly waterstained.
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