Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

(German, 1884–1976)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was a German painter and member of the Expressionist movement Die Brücke. His Self-Portrait with Monocle (1910) is a hallmark example of the vivid color, jagged shapes, and unrefined mark-making for which he is best known. Born Karl Schmidt on December 1, 1884 in Chemnitz, Germany, he enrolled at the Dresden Polytechnic University 1905, where he met fellow architecture students Erich Heckel, Fritz Bleyl, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Together with his peers he founded Die Brücke, a collective workshop for painting, sculpting, and printmaking. The artist added the name of his hometown, Rottluff, that same year. In 1906, he discontinued his architectural studies and devoted himself solely to his painting practice. Throughout the following decades, after the disbanding of Die Brücke in 1913, the artist spent his summers painting on the Baltic coast and teaching at the Prussian Academy in Berlin. In 1936, he was officially prohibited by the Nazi regime from exhibiting his work. In exile till 1947, he returned to Berlin where he lived out the rest of his life, dying at the age of 92 on August 10, 1976. Today, Schmidt-Rottluff’s works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Städel Musuem in Frankfurt am Main, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.

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Landschaft im Mondschein, 1927–1927

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Landschaft im Mondschein, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 20, 2000

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Haarflechtende, 1920–1920

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Haarflechtende, 1920–1920

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Sitzendes Mädchen, 1909–1909

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Sitzendes Mädchen, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 20, 2000

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Dangaster Fischer, 1909–1909

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Dangaster Fischer, 1909–1909

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Bubenbildnis, 1907–1907

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Bubenbildnis, 1907–1907

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Akte vor dem Vorhang, 1911–1911

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Akte vor dem Vorhang, 1911–1911

Sale Date: October 20, 2000

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Hockender Akt

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Hockender Akt

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Mädchen aus Kowno, 1918–1918

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Mädchen aus Kowno, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Christus bei Maria und Martha, 1919–1919

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Christus bei Maria und Martha, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Heiliger Franziskus, 1919–1919

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Heiliger Franziskus, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Bauernhaus, 1926–1926

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Bauernhaus, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 17, 2000

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Stadtbild aus Soest, 1922–1922

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Stadtbild aus Soest, 1922–1922

Sale Date: October 17, 2000

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Milchsterne in einer Vase, 1935–1935

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Milchsterne in einer Vase, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 17, 2000

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Dünen und Mole, 1917–1917

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Dünen und Mole, 1917–1917

Sale Date: October 14, 2000

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Felsensteine im Tessin, 1928–1928

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Felsensteine im Tessin, 1928–1928

Sale Date: June 29, 2000

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Frau mit aufgelöstem Haar, 1913–1913

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Frau mit aufgelöstem Haar, 1913–1913

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Trauernde am Strand, 1914–1914

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Trauernde am Strand, 1914–1914

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Heliconia, 1955–1955

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Heliconia, 1955–1955

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Stilleben mit Krügen, Buch und Pfeife, 1945–1945

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Stilleben mit Krügen, Buch und Pfeife, 1945–1945

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Handschuhe, Krug und Skulptur - Die..., 1940–1940

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Handschuhe, Krug und Skulptur - Die..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Intragna, 1952–1952

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Intragna, 1952–1952

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Bergige Landschaft mit Sonne, 1955–1955

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Bergige Landschaft mit Sonne, 1955–1955

Sale Date: June 23, 2000

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Bauernfrau, 1908–1908

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Bauernfrau, 1908–1908

Sale Date: June 20, 2000

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Bildnis Dr. W., 1908–1908

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Bildnis Dr. W., 1908–1908

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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