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101.00
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Blick ins Weite, 1925
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
Sold:
€ 32,160
(incl. surcharge)
101.00
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Blick ins Weite, 1925
Watercolor
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
Sold:
€ 32,160
(incl. surcharge)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Blick ins Weite. 1925.
Watercolor and ink brush.
Signed and dated in the lowe left . Titled and dated on the reverse by a hand other than that of the artist. On firm wove paper. 69.5 x 50 cm (27.3 x 19.6 in), the full sheet. [KA].

• Large-format, vibrant watercolor with expressive forms and brilliant colors.
• Highly emotional: Schmidt-Rottluff impressively captures the inner life, longing, and hope of the female figure gazing toward the horizon.
• The depiction of man in dialog with nature is a recurring theme in the artist's work.
• From 1920 onwards, Jershöft on the Baltic Sea became a central source of inspiration for the artist and an important retreat for his creative work.
• Other watercolors from this creative phase can be found in important museum collections, including the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main
.

The watercolor is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation, Berlin. We are grateful for the kind information provided.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, southern Germany.
Private collection, Berlin (acquired in 1999 from the above: Grisebach, Berlin).

EXHIBITION: Schmidt-Rottluff. Aquarelle aus den Jahren 1909 bis 1969, 55th B.A.T. Exhibition, B.A.T. Cigaretten-Fabriken GmbH, Hamburg, June 13–August 10, 1974, cat. no. 66 (illustrated).
Schmidt-Rottluff. Aquarelle, Druckgraphik. Exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, Graphisches Kabinett, Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner KG, Bremen, March 8–May 12, 1984, cat. no. 7 (illustrated in color).

LITERATURE: Grisebach, Berlin, 71st auction, Selected Works, June 4, 1999, lot 34 (illustrated in color).

The sheet is in good condition showing fresh colors. Isolated tiny foxing spots.