Fritz Bleyl
1880 - 1966
Rückenakt. 1905.
Pencil drawing.
Signed and dated twice at the bottom right. On brownish wove paper. 44.2 x 33.9 cm (17.4 x 13.3 in), size of sheet. [AW].

• From the series “Viertelstundenakte” (Quarter-Hour Nudes), in which Fritz Bleyl and the other members of “Die Brücke” devoted themselves intensively to nude drawing.
• Only a few of these groundbreaking drawings by the artists have survived to this day.
• Works by Bleyl from the sought-after “Die Brücke” period are extremely rare on the international auction market.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Berlin.