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, 1940–1940

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Landschaft, 1940–1940

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Küstenlandschaft

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Küstenlandschaft

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Blumenstilleben, 1970–1970

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Blumenstilleben, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 27, 1999

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Stilleben mit Kalebasse, 1951–1951

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Stilleben mit Kalebasse, 1951–1951

Sale Date: November 26, 1999

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Bildnis Gudrun, 1931–1931

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Bildnis Gudrun, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 26, 1999

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Die schwarze Schale, 1957–1957

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Die schwarze Schale, 1957–1957

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Erstaunendes Gesicht, 1924–1924

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Erstaunendes Gesicht, 1924–1924

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Pilze, 1925–1925

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Pilze, 1925–1925

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Landschaft mit Pappein , 1970–1971

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Landschaft mit Pappein , 1970–1971

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Stadtbild aus Soest, 1922–1922

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Stadtbild aus Soest, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Weiblicher Kopf, 1915–1915

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Weiblicher Kopf, 1915–1915

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Frauenkopf, 1916–1916

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Frauenkopf, 1916–1916

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Lago Maggiore, 1930–1960

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Lago Maggiore, 1930–1960

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Stilleben mit Krokustopf, 1954–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Stilleben mit Krokustopf, 1954–1954

Sale Date: November 20, 1999

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Russischer Wald, 1918–1918

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Russischer Wald, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Kopf, 1921–1921

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Kopf, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Landschaftim Mondschein, 1927–1927

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Landschaftim Mondschein, 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Stilleben mut Krokustopf, 1953–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Stilleben mut Krokustopf, 1953–1954

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Zwei kahle Bäume, 1905–1905

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Zwei kahle Bäume, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Gespräch vom Tod, 1920–1920

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Gespräch vom Tod, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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Verschleierte Sonne, 1900–1950

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Verschleierte Sonne, 1900–1950

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Stilleben mit Krokustopf, 1953–1954

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Stilleben mit Krokustopf, 1953–1954

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Tessiner Bergdorf, 1953–1954

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Tessiner Bergdorf, 1953–1954

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Die kleine Prophetin, 1919–1919

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Die kleine Prophetin, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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