Sonne an der Küste. Wohl um 1970.
Colro Chalks over India ink.
Signed in lower right. On laid paper. 40 x 54 cm (15.7 x 21.2 in), the full sheet. [AM].

• Dynamic composition in particualrly expressive colors.
• Landscape with rich contrast from the artist's late creative period.
• Technically sophisticated: The virtuoso handling of ink brush and color chalks testifies to Karl Schmidt-Rottluff's mastery.

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

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 436, SHG no. 787 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 138, SHG no. 309 (with illu.).

In good condition. Sheet margins with minimal handling marks. Bottom corners slightly blemished.