Carl Schmitz-Pleis (Süchterscheid 1877 - 1943... Lot 13

Carl Schmitz-Pleis (Süchterscheid 1877 - 1943 Düsseldorf), ,Gedeckter Kaffeetisch, 1921, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 75 x 60 cm, Schmitz-Pleis was one of the few German artists who turned to pointillism; while his application of paint, following the French models, was indeed still dot-like at the beginning, after about 1915 he changed to a rather more expressive form in a light Impressionist frame. While his application of paint, following the French models, was indeed still dot-shaped at the beginning, after around 1915 he changed to a more line-shaped, more expressive form, in a light Impressionist frame, overall size: 86 x 71 cm. Limit 510,- >> German painter, studied at the Düsseldorf academy of arts under P. Janssen, E. v. Gebhardt a. C. Meyer, co-founder of the artists' association Niederrhein, influenced by French modern painting, especially pointillism, litt.: Die Düsseldorfer Malerschule vol. 3.