Blätterzweige. 1939.
Watercolor and India ink.
Inscribed with a barely legible work number "3921" in lower right. On firm P.M. Fabriano watercolor paper (with watermark). 69.3 x 49.8 cm (27.2 x 19.6 in), the full sheet. [AM].

• Characterful still life in brilliant colors.
• Work with strong contrasts in a vivid and expressive flow.
• Appealing combination of watercolor and India ink in Karl Schmidt-Rottluff's signature style.

The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation, Berlin.

PROVENANCE: German private collection (obtained directly from the artist, ever since family-owned).

In good condition, with strong colors. Paper slightly sunned and unobtrusively discolored. Isolated brownish spots, predominantly in upper left. Lower quarter of the image with a barely visible spot of craquelure. Three corners with tiny pinholes from the making.