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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KNIENDER WEIBLICHER AKT., 1912–1913

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

KNIENDER WEIBLICHER AKT., 1912–1913

Sale Date: May 26, 1990

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STILLEBEN MIT BANANEN UND ORANGEN, 1953–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

STILLEBEN MIT BANANEN UND ORANGEN, 1953–1954

Sale Date: May 26, 1990

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FRAU UND MADCHEN, 1953–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

FRAU UND MADCHEN, 1953–1954

Sale Date: May 26, 1990

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KIRCHE, 1924–1924

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KIRCHE, 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 26, 1990

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DIE LEBENSGESCHICHTE, 1922–1922

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DIE LEBENSGESCHICHTE, 1922–1922

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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STILLEBEN MIT KROKUSTOPF, 1953–1954

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

STILLEBEN MIT KROKUSTOPF, 1953–1954

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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AFRIKANISCHE SKULPTUR UND BLATTPFLANZE..., 1966–1966

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

AFRIKANISCHE SKULPTUR UND BLATTPFLANZE..., 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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STILLEBEN MIT MUSCHELN

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STILLEBEN MIT MUSCHELN

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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ALLEE

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ALLEE

Sale Date: May 16, 1990

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GELBER AKT, 1910–1910

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GELBER AKT, 1910–1910

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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FREUNDESTROST, 1920–1920

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

FREUNDESTROST, 1920–1920

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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SEEROSEN 11

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SEEROSEN 11

Sale Date: April 28, 1990

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DER ANGLER

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DER ANGLER

Sale Date: April 28, 1990

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LIEGENDER ART, 1906–1906

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

LIEGENDER ART, 1906–1906

Sale Date: April 19, 1990

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Christus, 1918–1918

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Christus, 1918–1918

Sale Date: April 19, 1990

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Elbehafen

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Elbehafen

Sale Date: January 18, 1990

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NACKTES MADCHEN

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NACKTES MADCHEN

Sale Date: December 14, 1989

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ERLEN AM BACH, 1959–1959

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ERLEN AM BACH, 1959–1959

Sale Date: December 14, 1989

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KUSTENLANDSCHAFT, 1962–1962

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KUSTENLANDSCHAFT, 1962–1962

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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PHILODENDRON AM FENSTER, 1965–1970

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PHILODENDRON AM FENSTER, 1965–1970

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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Blumenstilleben, 1962–1963

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Blumenstilleben, 1962–1963

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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STILLENBEN MIT PINSELBECHERN UND MUSCHELN, 1950–1950

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

STILLENBEN MIT PINSELBECHERN UND MUSCHELN, 1950–1950

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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FRAUENKOPF, 1916–1916

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FRAUENKOPF, 1916–1916

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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ELBHAFEN ZEITSCHRIFT FUR BILDENDE KUNST, 1907–1908

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

ELBHAFEN ZEITSCHRIFT FUR BILDENDE KUNST, 1907–1908

Sale Date: December 2, 1989

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