Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Dünental. Ca. 1970.
Colored chalk and India ink.
Signed in the lower left. Titled on the reverse. On wove paper. 39.7 x 53.8 cm (15.6 x 21.1 in), the full sheet. [AH].

• Striking and expressive lines that form the framework of the shapes, in typical Schmidt-Rottluff style.
• Schmidt-Rottluff as a master of simple yet expressive design, striking a balance between artistic simplification and a distinctive depiction of nature.
• A return to his famous motif of dune landscapes, which he created in the 1930s on Lake Leba.

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

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Germany.
Private collection, southern Germany (acquired from the aforementioned in 1983).

In good condition. The sheet shows slight munts staining. There is a slight handling mark in the lower right corner and a tiny tear in the upper right corner of the sheet.