Bidspirit auction | Christian Rohlfs: ”Huldigung”

Christian Rohlfs: ”Huldigung” - ROHLFS, CHRISTIAN 1849 Niendorf - 1938 Hagen Title: ”Huldigung”. Date: 1933. Technique: Chalk and tempera on canvas. Measurement: 76,5 x 58,5cm. Notation: Signed, inscribed and twice titled verso on stretcher: Chr. Rohlfs, Hagen iW. Huldigung Huldigung. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the estate of Christian Rohlfs, Prof. Dr. Paul Vogt, Essen, dated 12th September 2009. Provenance: - Estate of the artist - Galerie Neher, Essen (label) - Private collection, Essen - Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (by inheritance from the above) Exhibitions: - Farbenfabriken Bayer AG, Leverkusen, 1955 - Museum Folkwang, Essen, 1955 - Galerie Günther Franke, Munich, 1955 (adhesive label) - Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe 1956 - St. Annenmuseum, Lübeck, 1956 - Kunstverein Heidelberg, 1959 - Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund 1959 - Kunsthalle am Steubenplatz, Darmstadt 1960 - Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1960 - Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna 1961 - Kunsthalle Basel, undated (adhesive label) Literature: - Vogt, Paul (ed.): Christian Rohlfs - Oeuvre Catalogue of Paintings, Recklinghausen 1978, cat. rais. no. 756, ill. - Exhib. cat. Christian Rohlfs. Paintings, Tempera Works, Drawings and Prints, Farbenfabriken Bayer AG, Leverkusen/Museum Folkwang, Essen/Galerie Günther Franke, Munich/Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe/St. Annenmuseum, Lübeck, 1955/56, cat. no. 52 - Exhib. cat. Christian Rohlfs. Kunstverein Heidelberg, 1959, cat. no. 19 - Exhib. cat. Christian Rohlfs. Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund 1959, cat. no. 43 - Exhib. cat. Christian Rohlfs. Kunsthalle am Steubenplatz, Darmstadt 1960, cat. no. 36 - Exhib. cat. Christian Rohlfs. Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1960, cat. no. 110 - Exhib. cat. Christian Rohlfs. Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna 1961, cat. no. 40 - Characteristic of Rohlfs' individual style in old age, which gained in colourfulness and expressiveness - Gestural, expressive style sets the composition in rhythmic motion - Impressive exhibition history Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Christian Rohlfs Germany North German Expressionism Modern Art 1930s Framed Figure / Figures Painting Tempera Religious Art