Exotika. 1968.
Watercolor and India ink.
Signed in lower right and inscribed with the work number “6814” in lower left. Titled and inscribed on the reverse. On watercolor paper. 49.8 x 70 cm (19.6 x 27.5 in), the full sheet. [AM].

• From the artist's late creative period and in particularly strong colors.
• High-contrast work in a lively flow.
• Delightful combination of watercolor and ink technique in Schmidt-Rottluff's unique style.

The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation, Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schmidt-Rottluff. Aquarelle aus den Jahren 1909 bis 1969, BAT Cigaretten-Fabriken GmbH, Hamburg, June 13 - August 10, 1974, cat. no. 123 (illu.).
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: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 784, SHG no. 433 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 135, SHG no. 306 (illu.).

In good condition. Upper left margin with a subtle, partly slightly brownish discolored scratch mark, not impairing the overall impression. The lower right corner of the sheet with a minimal crease.