Christian Rohlfs

(German, 1849–1938)

Christian Rohlfs was a pioneering German Expressionist painter and printmaker. Best known for his painterly approach to rendering, Rohlfs’ earlier artistic styles span across Naturalism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism before his encounter with Vincent van Gogh’s work, which would profoundly influence his technique for the rest of his career. A contemporary of the Expressionist group Die Brücke, Rohlfs' paintings and woodcuts contain a wide variety of subjects, including landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and street scenes. Around 1900, he began painting with Emil Nolde, and was also influenced by the spontaneous and emotional quality of his friend’s work. Rohlfs was born in Niendorf, Germany on December 22, 1849, and before his death in Hagen, Westfalia on January 8, 1938, he enjoyed both praise and despair, with the town of Hagen opening a Rohlfs Museum in 1929 and the subsequent condemnation as a degenerate and removal of his works from public collections by the Nazis in 1937. Today, his paintings can be found in numerous institutions around the world, including the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Folkwang Museum in Germany, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Spain.

Christian Rohlfs Artworks

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Groteske Köpfe (Ruhe und Leidenschaft, groß), 1915

Christian Rohlfs

Groteske Köpfe (Ruhe und Leidenschaft, groß), 1915

Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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Passion flower, 1935

Christian Rohlfs

Passion flower, 1935

Sale Date: January 8, 2023

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Die Brücke (The Bridge), 1933

Christian Rohlfs

Die Brücke (The Bridge), 1933

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Blumenstillleben (Flower still life), 1917

Christian Rohlfs

Blumenstillleben (Flower still life), 1917

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Portrait of a man, 1923

Christian Rohlfs

Portrait of a man, 1923

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Trees on a verge, 1920

Christian Rohlfs

Trees on a verge, 1920

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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“Mädchen mit Helm” (Theatre scene), 1937

Christian Rohlfs

“Mädchen mit Helm” (Theatre scene), 1937

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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View of Ehringsdorf near Weimar, 1900

Christian Rohlfs

View of Ehringsdorf near Weimar, 1900

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Herzblatttlilien auf rotem Grund, 1934

Christian Rohlfs

Herzblatttlilien auf rotem Grund, 1934

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Der Onkel, 1928

Christian Rohlfs

Der Onkel, 1928

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Häuser, 1919

Christian Rohlfs

Häuser, 1919

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Zwei Figuren (Groteske), 1923

Christian Rohlfs

Zwei Figuren (Groteske), 1923

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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Blühender Kaktus, 1937

Christian Rohlfs

Blühender Kaktus, 1937

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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Der Wilde Graben bei Weimar, 1888

Christian Rohlfs

Der Wilde Graben bei Weimar, 1888

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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Rote Tulpen, 1916

Christian Rohlfs

Rote Tulpen, 1916

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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Sonnenblume (Sonnenblumenkopf), 1934

Christian Rohlfs

Sonnenblume (Sonnenblumenkopf), 1934

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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The Flapper

Christian Rohlfs

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Mutter und Kind, 1923

Christian Rohlfs

Mutter und Kind, 1923

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Weiblicher Akt, 1909

Christian Rohlfs

Weiblicher Akt, 1909

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Hügellandschaft

Christian Rohlfs

Hügellandschaft

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Baumstudie, 1907

Christian Rohlfs

Baumstudie, 1907

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Ghiridone im Winter, 1936

Christian Rohlfs

Ghiridone im Winter, 1936

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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Tod als Jongleur (Revolution), 1918–1919

Christian Rohlfs

Tod als Jongleur (Revolution), 1918–1919

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Portrait/ Frau mit Maske, 1922

Christian Rohlfs

Portrait/ Frau mit Maske, 1922

Sale Date: November 12, 2022

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