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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Weidenkätzchen, 1939
Watercolor
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18
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Weidenkätzchen, 1939
Watercolor
Starting bid:
€ 12,000
Estimate:
€ 12,000 - 18,000
End: 07-15-26 15:08:00 Berlin
07-15-26 09:08:00 New York
07-15-26 06:08:00 Los Angeles (29 days, 19h:22m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 101,18 €,
within the EU countries 172,52 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Weidenkätzchen. 1939.
Watercolor and gouache.
Signed in the lower left corner. Inscribed “391” in pencil in the lower right corner, likely by another hand. On heavy Fabriano wove paper (with the watermark). 69.4 x 50 cm (27.3 x 19.6 in), the full sheet. [KA].

• A luminous, vibrant composition executed in an expressive style with dynamic brushwork.
• A charming combination of watercolor and gouache techniques in the artist’s unique style.
• Works by Schmidt-Rottluff from the late 1930s are held in major museum collections, including the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.

PROVENANCE: Rauert Collection, Hamburg.
Dr. B. Sprengel Collection, Hanover.
Private collection, Germany (since 1960, Stuttgart Art Cabinet)
Private collection, Germany (inherited from the aforementioned).
Private collection, Berlin.

EXHIBITION: Befreite Kunst. Exhibition of Works of Fine Art, Schlösschen im Französischen Garten, Celle, March 3–24, 1946, cat. no. 111 (dated 1940 here).
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, April 8–May 11, 1952, cat. no. 57.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff zum 70. Geburtstag, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, June 20–July 25, 1954, cat. no. 76.

LITERATURE: Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett, 35th Auction, Modern Art, May 21, 1960, lot 590, illustrated, plate 236 (label on the frame).

In fine condition, with vibrant colors. The lower margin of the sheet is slightly discolored. There is a slight, superficial tear in the paper in the lower left corner, as well as a small discoloration in the upper left margin caused during production.