Russische Landschaft. 1919.
Woodcut.
Signed and inscribed with the work number "191". 39 x 49.7 cm (15.3 x 19.5 in). Sheet: 53 x 69,7 cm (20,9 x 27,4 in).
Printed by Fritz Voigt, Berlin.
The work is registered in the Hermann Gerlinger Collection under the number SHG 175 a. [CH].
• Schmidt-Rottluff's graphic depictions of Russian landscapes were only created in Berlin after impressions of the Russian countryside gained during the First World War.
• Large sheet in an expressive formal language.
• With characteristically clear contours, angular shapes and dynamic lines, Schmidt-Rottluff created a composition in an almost ornamental style.
• Rare: only two other copies have been offered on the international auction market in the past 30 years (source: artprice.com).

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032, acquired in 2010).

EXHIBITION: 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, p. 47, no. H 236 (illu., plate vol.).

In good condition. Minimal mount staining. A tiny tear in the right margin, with a larger paper blemish on the reverse, pressing through to recto.