Dünen und Mole. 1917.
Woodcut in colors.
Signed and with the printer's signature. Numbered "No 16". On mold-made laid paper. 29 x 33.6 cm (11.4 x 13.2 in). Sheet: 45,8 x 50,2 cm (18,0 x 19,7 in).
Printed by Fritz Voigt, Berlin. Published by Euphorion Verlag Berlin. [KT].
• One of the most important sheets made in this medium, which was rarely used by the artist during the war.
• Testimony to his unbroken creativity and creative power despite the adverse conditions.
• Two-dimensionality, calm and dynamism combined to create an exciting composition.

PROVENANCE:
Galerie Glöckner, Cologne.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032, acquired from the above in 1987).

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] reprint New York 1987, no. H 195 (illu. in black and white, plate vol.).
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, SHG no. (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 76, SHG no. 147 (illu.).

In good condition. Isolated faint, barely noticeable brown spots. Faint handling marks in the uppermost corners of the sheet. Left and lower edge with a barely noticeable irregular edge.