Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Untitled. 1960.
Colored chalk and India ink.
Signed in the lower right corner. On laid paper. 40 x 54 cm (15.7 x 21.2 in), the full sheet.
[MH].

• A luminous, summery composition in harmonious colors.
• Characteristic of Schmidt-Rottluff’s visual language, which is defined by the tension between black outlines and airy colors.
• Comparable works on paper are found in the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Brücke Museum, Berlin; and the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, among others.

The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation. We are grateful for the kind assistance.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Schleswig-Holstein (inherited).

In good condition. There is a small tear in the paper in the center of the sheet on the right-hand side.
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