Fritz Zolnhofer (Wolfstein 1896 - 1965 Saarbrücken),... Lot 41

Fritz Zolnhofer (Wolfstein 1896 - 1965 Saarbrücken), 'Die Hausgeburt', c. 1925, oil on canvas, monogrammed in the middle right, signed and inscribed "St. Ingbert" on the reverse, 100 x 73 cm (French frame size P40). Stretcher size P40), at the beginning of the 1920s Zolnhofer began to depict the living conditions of miners' families under the impression of reading Zola's "Germinal", stylistically these early works correspond to the "Rinnstein art" frowned upon by the Kaiser, whereby expressionist influences can be found above all in the architecture, the design of which is obviously influenced by German silent film, in panel frame with ivory inlay, overall size: 110 x 83 cm. Limit 1800,- >> attended the academy in Stuttgart a. Munich, since 1931 in Saarbrücken, numerous exhibitions a. prizes, founding member of the Palatinate Secession, works in the museums of Saarbrücken, Kaiserslautern, ref.: exhib. cat. Saarl. museum Saarbrücken 1970.