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Christian Rohlfs

Lot 123000408

Klatschmohn, 1919

Watercolor

19.2 x 26.0 in (48.8 x 66.0 cm)

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Lot 123000408

Klatschmohn, 1919

Watercolor

19.2 x 26.0 in (48.8 x 66.0 cm)

Estimate:

€ 10,000 - 12,000

Auction: -27 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich

Auction: Apr 15, 2024 03:41 PM

Auction number: 22

Auction name: Online Only

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Lot Details

Watercolor and water tempera. Lower right monogrammed and dated (cropped). On wove paper, laid on cardboard. 48.8 x 66 cm. , the full sheet.
- Acquired directly from the artist after it was made and family-owned ever since. - Christian Rohlfs adds new momentum to modernist flower still life painting. - Flower still life with effectful colors and an expressive form. - For the first time on the international art market.
The work is registered in the Christian Rohlfs Archive at Osthaus Museum Hagen with the number CRA 244/23.

Private collection Hermann Großjohann, Lüdenscheid (acquired directly from the artist in 1919). Family-owned ever since

Good overall impression. The paper all in all browned and firmly mounted on a backing cardboard. Lower margin with a ca. 5 cm long crimped spot. The sheet trimmed in the lower and right margin. [EH]

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Object description

Provenance

Private collection Hermann Großjohann, Lüdenscheid (acquired directly from the artist in 1919). Family-owned ever since

Condition

Good overall impression. The paper all in all browned and firmly mounted on a backing cardboard. Lower margin with a ca. 5 cm long crimped spot. The sheet trimmed in the lower and right margin. [EH]