Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884 Rottluff near Chemnitz... Lot 556

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884 Rottluff near Chemnitz - Berlin 1976) - "Glockenblumen und Maske". Watercolor and brush and India ink on paper. (1961). Approx. 50 x 69.5 cm. Signed lower right, inscribed with the work number "6129" almost in the lower margin and titled verso. Inscribed with various numbers verso. This work is registered in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation, Berlin. - Watercolor plays a central role in the artist's oeuvre - Large-format sheet - Bright colors Watercolor plays a central role in Schmidt-Rottluff's work. It was in this medium that he developed his decisive contribution to the "Brücke style" in 1909, and its fluidity and lightness also became a model for the group's work in oil. The present colorful still life is a particularly powerful and decorative example of his work in this technique in his later years. Quickly applied black lines and delicate structures are laid on the paper with a broad brush, giving the composition its ornamental structure. Schmidt-Rottluff then enlivens this with a luminous and expressive use of color. A particularly fine example of his late work. Exhibition: Nussbaum's World of Things. Still lifes by Felix Nussbaum and guests, Felix-Nussbaum-Haus, Osnabrück 2014/15 Provenance: Kunstkabinett Elfriede Wirnitzer, Baden-Baden, acquired from the previous owner in 1965; Company collection, Europe. Taxation: regularly taxed (VAT: Regular Taxation).