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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MANNLICHER KOPF, 1917–1917

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

MANNLICHER KOPF, 1917–1917

Sale Date: February 12, 1991

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AKT IN EINEM ZIMMER, 1939–1939

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AKT IN EINEM ZIMMER, 1939–1939

Sale Date: December 15, 1990

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BAUERNKRUG MIT PFEIFE UND BUCH, 1940–1940

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

BAUERNKRUG MIT PFEIFE UND BUCH, 1940–1940

Sale Date: December 15, 1990

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FRAUENKOPF, 1916–1916

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FRAUENKOPF, 1916–1916

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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WEG MIT BAUMEN, 1911–1911

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WEG MIT BAUMEN, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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KLEINE PROPHETIN, 1919–1919

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KLEINE PROPHETIN, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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KUNDUNG (TITELBLATT DER ZEITSCHRIFT), 1920–1920

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

KUNDUNG (TITELBLATT DER ZEITSCHRIFT), 1920–1920

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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SCHLEUSENTOR NEU-KALILIES, MECKLENBURG

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

SCHLEUSENTOR NEU-KALILIES, MECKLENBURG

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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FENSTERSTILLEBEN, 1967–1967

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

FENSTERSTILLEBEN, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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GESENKTER KOPF, 1917–1917

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GESENKTER KOPF, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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HOLBEINPLATZ (DRESDEN), 1906–1907

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HOLBEINPLATZ (DRESDEN), 1906–1907

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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HEIMKEHR DER FISCHER II, 1923–1923

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

HEIMKEHR DER FISCHER II, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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LIEGENDER WEIBLICHER AKT, 1925–1925

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

LIEGENDER WEIBLICHER AKT, 1925–1925

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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LAGO MAGGIORE, 1930–1960

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

LAGO MAGGIORE, 1930–1960

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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ZWEIGE IM MOORWASSER, 1968–1968

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

ZWEIGE IM MOORWASSER, 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Frauenkopf, 1915–1915

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Frauenkopf, 1915–1915

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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RUDERER, 1921–1921

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RUDERER, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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OSTSEESTRAND, 1914–1914

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OSTSEESTRAND, 1914–1914

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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FREUNDESTROST, 1920–1920

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FREUNDESTROST, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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BLUMEN IN VASE, 1955–1955

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

BLUMEN IN VASE, 1955–1955

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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BLUMEN IN VASE, 1955–1955

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BLUMEN IN VASE, 1955–1955

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Sudlicher Garten, 1953–1953

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Sudlicher Garten, 1953–1953

Sale Date: November 22, 1990

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Stilleben mit dem Reh, 1956–1956

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Stilleben mit dem Reh, 1956–1956

Sale Date: November 22, 1990

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Bluhender Baum, 1956–1956

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Bluhender Baum, 1956–1956

Sale Date: November 22, 1990

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