Bidspirit auction | Christian Rohlfs: Buchenwald

Christian Rohlfs: Buchenwald - ROHLFS, CHRISTIAN 1849 Niendorf - 1938 Hagen Title: Buchenwald. Date: Ca. 1902. Technique: Oil on canvas. Measurement: 68,5 x 42cm. Notation: Monogrammed lower right: CR. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. Enclosed with the work is an expertise by Prof. Paul Vogt, Essen. Provenance: - Private collection, Essen - Galerie Neher, Essen (adhesive label) - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - Independent foundation under the care of Deutsches Stiftungszentrum, Essen Literature: - Vogt, Paul (ed.): Christian Rohlfs - Oeuvre Katalog der Gemälde, Recklinghausen 1978, cat. rais. no. 772, ill. (here with deviating dimensions) - Oeuvre Katalog der Gemälde, Recklinghausen 1978, cat. rais. no. 772, ill. (here with deviating dimensions) - Atmospherically dense autumn painting with luminous colours and shimmering light mood - Pointillist painting style with dissolved colour structure already indicates transition to expressive phase - Outstanding example of Rohlfs' search for a synthesis of observation of nature and emotional colour design. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Christian Rohlfs Germany North German Expressionism Modern Art 1900s Craftman's frame Forest Painting Oil on canvas Tree