Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
German, 1884-1976
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died August 9, 1976, West Berlin [now Berlin]), German painter and printmaker who was noted for his Expressionist landscapes and nudes.
In 1905 Schmidt-Rottluff began to study architecture in Dresden, Germany, where he and his friend Erich Heckel met Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Fritz Bleyl, two other architecture students who shared their passion for painting. Together they formed the organization of Expressionist artists known as Die Brücke (“The Bridge”), united by the goal of creating a modern, intensely emotional style.
The artists of Die Brücke typically preferred to portray scenes of urban life, but Schmidt-Rottluff is particularly known for his rural landscapes. He initially painted in an Impressionist style, but his painting Windy Day (1907) shows the artist’s transition to his mature style, which is characterized by flat areas of boldly dissonant colours. A representative example of this mature work is Self-Portrait with Monocle (1910). Like the other Brücke artists, Schmidt-Rottluff had also begun to explore the expressive potential of the woodcut medium. In 1911 Schmidt-Rottluff, with his fellow Die Brücke members, moved to Berlin, where he painted works with more angular, geometric forms and distorted space, revealing his new interest in Cubism and African sculpture.
After World War I Schmidt-Rottluff became increasingly interested in religious themes, as seen in the woodcut Head of Christ (1918), which is one of a series of prints about the life of Christ. During the 1920s Schmidt-Rottluff’s work became more subdued and harmonious, losing much of its former vigour and integrity. When the Nazis gained power in Germany, he was forbidden to paint. After World War II he taught art and resumed painting, although he never regained the power of his early works.to
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Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head) /// German Expressionism Rottluff Woodcut Modern
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 224, page 46; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63"
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 4.88" x 3.5"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Frau in der Wanne (Woman in Tub) /// German Expressionism Schmidt-Rottluff Nude
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Frau in der Wanne (Woman in Tub)"
Series: Die Aktion
*Unsigned edition
Year: 1915
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on cream smooth wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown, (there was also a signed edition on laid paper with wider margins in an unknown edition size)
Printer: F.E. Haag, Melle, Hanover, Germany
Publisher: Verlag der Wochenschrift DIE AKTION, Berlin, Germany
Reference: "Das Graphische Werk Bis 1923" - Schapire No. 171, page 37; Söhn No. 40502
Framing: Recently framed in a contemporary gold moulding with 100% cotton rag matting and Artglass
Framed size: 16" x 13.25"
Sheet size: 11.5" x 8.75"
Image size: 10" x 7.25"
Condition: Faint UV staining to sheet and light toning at edges. It is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition
Extremely rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Kiel, Germany. Comes from the famous "Die Aktion" publication, Vol. 5, No. 13 published March 20th, 1915. Text on verso as issued. There is an example of this complete issue in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
In 1911 Franz Pfemfert, a cantankerous critic of capitalism and Wilhelmine society, founded Die Aktion as a political and literary journal. In April of the following year, a new subtitle declared the journal a "weekly for politics, literature, and art." Although politics remained the priority, Die Aktion began featuring visual art coverage as well as original prints and illustrations.
Artist Max Oppenheimer...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Stehendes nacktes Mädchen im Profil (Standing Naked Girl in Profile) /// Woodcut
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Stehendes nacktes Mädchen im Profil (Standing Naked Girl in Profile)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 220, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 6.5" x 3.57"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman) /// German Expressionism
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 221, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63"
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 6.5" x 3.38"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Männlicher Kopf von vorn (Male Head from the Front) /// German Expressionism
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Männlicher Kopf von vorn (Male Head from the Front)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 226, page 46; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63"
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 6.38" x 3.5"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Männlicher Kopf von vorn, nach rechts gewandt (Male Head Facing Right)
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Männlicher Kopf von vorn, nach rechts gewandt (Male Head Facing Right)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönhe...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Zwei Frauen (Two Women) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Woodcut
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Zwei Frauen (Two Women)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 222, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63"
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 6.5" x 3.63"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). A few tiny pinholes in right margin. In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died August 9, 1976, West Berlin [now Berlin]), German painter and printmaker who was noted for his Expressionist landscapes and nudes.
In 1905 Schmidt-Rottluff began to study architecture in Dresden, Germany, where he and his friend Erich Heckel met Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Fritz Bleyl...
Category
1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
Materials
Engraving, Woodcut
Männlicher Kopf an weibliche (Male Head Leaning against Female) /// Rottluff
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Männlicher Kopf an weibliche (Male Head Leaning against Female)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 225, page 46; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 6.25" x 3.57"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile) /// German Expressionism Modern
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976)
Title: "Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany
Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany
Reference: Schapire No. 219, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118
Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63"
Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38"
Image size: 4" x 3.38"
Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Biography:
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Kopf, Modern Woodcut by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Long Island City, NY
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German (1884 -1976) - Kopf, Year: 1915, Medium: Woodcut on wove paper, Image Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches, Size: 10.25 x 13.75 in. (26.04 x 34.93 cm), Descripti...
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1910s Modern Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Woodcut
"Männlicher Kopf" original woodcut
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in Germany in 1917 for Die Aktion; this impression is from the deluxe edition of 100 on Bütten laid paper. Catalogue reference: Schapire 202. Image ...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Woodcut
JUNGER
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Portland, ME
Schmidt-Rotluff, Karl (German, 1884-1976). JUNGER (DISCIPLE)Woodcut, 1918. S.211. From the Portfolio Neun Holzschnitte (Nine Woodcuts) published by Kurt Wolff in 1918. Edition of 75,...
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1910s Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Woodcut
"Mannlicherkopf" original woodcut
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in Germany in 1917 for Die Aktion; this impression is from the deluxe edition of 100 on Bütten laid paper. Catalogue reference: Schapire 202. Image ...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Woodcut
By the Nets - German Expressionism Woodcut Schmidt-Rottluff
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in London, GB
KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884-1976
Rottluff, Germany 1884 - 1976 Berlin (German)
Title: By the Nets Bei den Netzen, 1914
Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on Laid Paper
Paper size: 51.2 x 62.4 cm. / 20.2 x 24.6 in.
Additional Information: This original woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist "S. Rottluff" at the lower right margin.
This is the fifth woodcut of the portfolio "Zehn Holzschnitte von Schmidt-Rottluff" [Ten Woodcuts by Schmidt-Rottluff] that was published in 1919.
It was published by Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann, Berlin in a limited unnumbered edition of 75 plus some proofs.
The printer was Fritz Voigt...
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Woodcut
Animated Autumn Landscape
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in London, GB
KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884-1976
Rottluff, Germany 1884 - 1976 Berlin (German)
Title: Animated Autumn Landscape Bewegte Herbstlandschaft, 1967
Technique: Signed and Dated Brush, I...
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1960s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
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Title: "Christuskopf (Christ Head)"
Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman)
*Issued unsigned
Year: 1918
Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
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Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original woodcut engraving on smooth cream wove paper by German artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976) titled "Frau auf Teppich (Woman on Carpet)", 1915. Comes from the famous "Die Aktion" publication, likely Vol. 5, No. 13 published March 20th, 1915. Issued unsigned. Limited edition: unknown. Printed by F.E. Haag, Melle in Hannover and published by Verlag der Wochenschrift DIE AKTION, Berlin. Provenance: private collection - Baton Rouge, LA; Marson Graphics Inc. - Baltimore, MD. Reference: Das Graphische Werk Bis 1923 - Schapire 172; Söhn 40502. Recently framed with all archival materials. Framed size: 16.5" x 13.5". Sheet size: 11" x 8.25". Image size: 9.75" x 7". Toning to sheet and some wear to marginal edges associated with age. The printed image is in very good condition. "Frau auf Teppich" is an extremely rare, scarce edition.
In 1911 Franz Pfemfert, a cantankerous critic of capitalism and Wilhelmine society, founded Die Aktion as a political and literary journal. In April of the following year, a new subtitle declared the journal a "weekly for politics, literature, and art." Although politics remained the priority, Die Aktion began featuring visual art coverage as well as original prints and illustrations.
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
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Engraving, Woodcut
Christus under dem Frauen (Christ Among the Women)
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Chicago, IL
Woodcut: edition of 90
397 x 500 mm.; 15 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches
Signed and numbered
References:
Rathenau 85
Hirmer Verlag 60
Note:
A fine and moving impression of this major ...
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1910s Brücke Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
Materials
Woodcut
Mädchen vor dem Spiegel (Girl before a Mirror)
By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Chicago, IL
One of Schmidt-Rottluff's must powerful, expressionist works. This impression is signed lower right and comes from an edition of 75. References: Schapire 159; Hirmer Verlag 33
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1910s Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Art
Materials
Woodcut
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