Conrad Felixmüller

(German, 1897–1977)

Conrad Felixmüller was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker best known for his colorful, graphic landscape and portrait work. His art from the 1930s onward demonstrated a more restrained color palette and a focus on realistic, genre-like representation—markedly less socio-critical than his early work. Born on May 21, 1897 in Dresden, Germany, he studied under Carl Bantzer at the Dresden Academy of Art and worked in the studio of Ludwig Meidner. In 1917, Felixmüller founded, and frequently published in, MENSCHEN, a monthly, politically progressive art and literature periodical. Two years later, he helped found the German Expressionist group, Dresden Secession, with Otto Schubert, and Otto Dix, a student of Felixmüller’s. Around the same time, the artist published an autobiography, Mein Werden, and his thoughts on artistic design, Künstlerische Gestaltung. Felixmüller’s paintings were shown in the Nazi exhibitions “Reflections of Decay” in 1933, and “Degenerate Art” in 1937, at which time his art was confiscated from public collections. He taught drawing and painting at Martin-Luther-Universität in Halle from 1949 to 1961 before retiring in Berlin. The artist died on March 24, 1977 in Berlin, Germany. Felixmüller’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, the Von der Heydt-Museum in Wuppertal, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art, Prints and Multiples

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Carl Ludwig Noah Bantzer, Otto Dix, Ferdinand Dorsch, George Grosz, Ludwig Meidner

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Der Mäcen, pl. 14 (from Ein Malerleben) (+...

Conrad Felixmüller

Der Mäcen, pl. 14 (from Ein Malerleben) (+...

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Selbst, Blumen Malend (Stilleben mit dem..., 1931

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Selbst, Blumen Malend (Stilleben mit dem..., 1931

Sale Date: May 30, 2013

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Frau am Morgen (Hemd anziehend), pl. 8 (from , 1920

Conrad Felixmüller

Frau am Morgen (Hemd anziehend), pl. 8 (from , 1920

Sale Date: May 25, 2013

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Zwei Männer an einem Tisch, 1920

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Zwei Männer an einem Tisch, 1920

Sale Date: April 30, 2013

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Einsamer Mann im Wald, 1920

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Einsamer Mann im Wald, 1920

Sale Date: April 17, 2013

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Menschen im Wald, 1918

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Menschen im Wald, 1918

Sale Date: April 20, 2013

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Bildniskopf H. C. von der Gabelentz (Profil), 1945

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Bildniskopf H. C. von der Gabelentz (Profil), 1945

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Kristiansand, Werft, Hafen, Stadt, 1938

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Kristiansand, Werft, Hafen, Stadt, 1938

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Der Zeichner vor Dresden, 1930

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Der Zeichner vor Dresden, 1930

Sale Date: April 27, 2013

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Tautenhain (vom Bahnwärterhaus aus), 1945

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Tautenhain (vom Bahnwärterhaus aus), 1945

Sale Date: April 27, 2013

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Bildnis Max Liebermann, 1926

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Bildnis Max Liebermann, 1926

Sale Date: April 13, 2013

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Liebende Frau, 1918

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Liebende Frau, 1918

Sale Date: March 14, 2013

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Arbeiterpaar, 1920

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Arbeiterpaar, 1920

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Portrait: Max John * Le Bébé: Mein Sohn Luca , 1919

Conrad Felixmüller

Portrait: Max John * Le Bébé: Mein Sohn Luca , 1919

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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Mein Sohn Luca, 1919

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Mein Sohn Luca, 1919

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Das Mädchen von Prachatitz, 1924

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Das Mädchen von Prachatitz, 1924

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Malerfamilie (from 6 Stahlstiche), 1920

Conrad Felixmüller

Malerfamilie (from 6 Stahlstiche), 1920

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Selbstbildnis mit Frau (II) (+ 3 others; 4..., 1964

Conrad Felixmüller

Selbstbildnis mit Frau (II) (+ 3 others; 4..., 1964

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Annemarie Heide (II), 1913

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Annemarie Heide (II), 1913

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Liebespaar am Abend, 1955

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Liebespaar am Abend, 1955

Sale Date: November 28, 2012

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Dengler, Bauer Schellenberg, Tautenhain, 1946

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Dengler, Bauer Schellenberg, Tautenhain, 1946

Sale Date: November 30, 2012

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Soldat im Irrenhaus (II) (from Die..., 1918

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Soldat im Irrenhaus (II) (from Die..., 1918

Sale Date: November 30, 2012

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Arbeiterpaar (Ehepaar Schnabel), 1920

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Arbeiterpaar (Ehepaar Schnabel), 1920

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Selbstbildnis mit Zeichenstift, 1927

Conrad Felixmüller

Selbstbildnis mit Zeichenstift, 1927

Sale Date: December 1, 2012

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