Bidspirit auction | Schlichter, Rudolf (1890-1955)

Schlichter, Rudolf (1890-1955) - Pair of Lions, 1944 Ink on paper Signed and dated lower right 14.17 × 23.62 in In the rare animal depictions by the German painter and graphic artist Rudolf Schlichter (1890–1955), the characteristic biting social criticism of New Objectivity gives way to a more enigmatic, almost surreal poetic quality. Here, animals are presented less as subjects of scientific observation and more as spiritual companions or allegorical symbols, situated in a tension between untamed nature and civilization.