Katzen. 1915.
Woodcut.
Signed. On Zanders laid paper (with the watermark). 39.7 x 49.7 cm (15.6 x 19.5 in). Sheet: 51,5 x 62,3 cm (20,2 x 24,5 in).

From the portfolio "Schmidt-Rottluff. 10 Holzschnitte", Verlag Graphisches Kabinett I.B. Neumann, Berlin 1919. Printed by Imberg & Lesson / Fritz Voigt, Berlin. [KT].

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

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 169 (illu. in black and white, plate vol.).

Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 373, SHG no. 625 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 73, SHG no. 138 (illu.).

In good condition. Isolated tiny, faint brown spots in the margins, small superficial soiling in the center of the lower margin. Sheet edges slightly browned in places. Margins slightly creased and with handling marks, with isolated small creases due to the technique and slightly wavy.