Nude

1909

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Associated Names
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Artist, German, 1884 - 1976

This is a painting of an abstract humanoid figure. The image is a black and white composition with a central form resembling a seated figure with exaggerated and distorted limbs. The figure has arms and one arm potentially arched over the head. The rest of the figure blends into a textured black background with harsh, angular lines. The style features bold contrasts and rough textures, similar to woodblock prints. The work is reminiscent of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's expressionist style known for strong color contrasts and dynamic forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 38.7 × 23.7 cm (15 1/4 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.4 × 31.7 cm (17 7/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.150

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schapire 1924, Vol. W, no. 21, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, June 12, 1984, lot 593); (via Wolfgang Wittrock Kunsthandel, Düsseldorf); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740); Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Bibliography

1924

  • Schapire, Rosa. Karl Schmidt-Rottluffs graphische Werk bis 1923. Berlin: Euphorion-Verlag, 1924, no. 21, only

Wikidata ID

Q76555632

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