Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Pappeln, 1910
Woodcut
Current bid:
€ 3,000 Estimate:
€ 3,000End: 06-15-24 15:01:00 Berlin
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06-15-24 06:01:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 23h:15m)
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Lot description
Pappeln. 1910.
Woodcut.
Signed. On wove paper. 32.2 x 38.5 cm (12.6 x 15.1 in). Sheet: 34,9 x 44,9 cm (13,7 x 17,6 in).
• The landscape of Dangast provided inspiration.
• Created during the “Brücke” period.
• For the “Brücke” artists, the woodcut technique was the most suitable means of graphic expression for their expressive visual language.
• Schmidt-Rottluff wrested compositions of fascinating lightness and dynamism from the hardness of the woodblock with an enormous effort and artistic mastery.
PROVENANCE: Alfred and Thekla Hess Collection, Erfurt ( with the collector's stamp on the reverse, Lugt 2796a).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg ( with the collector's stamp on the verso, Lugt 6032).
Amicable agreement between the aforementioned and the heirs of Alfred and Thekla Hess (2024).
There are no pending restitution claims for the work. The offer is made subject to an amicable agreement with the heirs of Alfred and Thekla Hess on the basis of a fair and just solution.
EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).
LITERATURE: Rosa Schapire, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Graphisches Werk bis 1923, Berlin 1924, no. 34 (illu. in black and white, plate volume).
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Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 222, SHG no. 293 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 49, SHG no. 71 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Schmidt-Rottluff und das große "E", in: ibid., Daniel J. Schreiber (ed.), Schmidt-Rottluff. Form, Farbe, Ausdruck!, ex.cat. Buchheim Museum Bernried, Bernried 2018, p. 157 (illu.).
In good, print in fresh impression. Isolated tiny brown spots and slight creases in places. A small paper tear in the lower left corner.
Woodcut.
Signed. On wove paper. 32.2 x 38.5 cm (12.6 x 15.1 in). Sheet: 34,9 x 44,9 cm (13,7 x 17,6 in).
• The landscape of Dangast provided inspiration.
• Created during the “Brücke” period.
• For the “Brücke” artists, the woodcut technique was the most suitable means of graphic expression for their expressive visual language.
• Schmidt-Rottluff wrested compositions of fascinating lightness and dynamism from the hardness of the woodblock with an enormous effort and artistic mastery.
PROVENANCE: Alfred and Thekla Hess Collection, Erfurt ( with the collector's stamp on the reverse, Lugt 2796a).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg ( with the collector's stamp on the verso, Lugt 6032).
Amicable agreement between the aforementioned and the heirs of Alfred and Thekla Hess (2024).
There are no pending restitution claims for the work. The offer is made subject to an amicable agreement with the heirs of Alfred and Thekla Hess on the basis of a fair and just solution.
EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).
LITERATURE: Rosa Schapire, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Graphisches Werk bis 1923, Berlin 1924, no. 34 (illu. in black and white, plate volume).
- -
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 222, SHG no. 293 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 49, SHG no. 71 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Schmidt-Rottluff und das große "E", in: ibid., Daniel J. Schreiber (ed.), Schmidt-Rottluff. Form, Farbe, Ausdruck!, ex.cat. Buchheim Museum Bernried, Bernried 2018, p. 157 (illu.).
In good, print in fresh impression. Isolated tiny brown spots and slight creases in places. A small paper tear in the lower left corner.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Pappeln, 1910
Woodcut
Starting bid:
€ 3,000 Estimate
€ 3,000End: 06-15-24 15:01:00 Berlin
06-15-24 09:01:00 New York
06-15-24 06:01:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 23h:15m)
06-15-24 09:01:00 New York
06-15-24 06:01:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 23h:15m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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