Speedy mit 2 Katzen. 1940.
Pencil drawing on paper.
Signed and dated in lower right, titled in lower left. 27 x 35.5 cm (10.6 x 13.9 in), size of sheet.
[AR].
• Extremely tender and intimate portrait of his wife Speedy.
• He often shows her with a cat, a motif that is often interpreted erotically.
• The staging of Speedy in various roles enabled Rudolf Schlichter to portray the facets of femininity and his own longings and desires.

PROVENANCE: Private collection.
Ever since family owned.

In good condition. Slight mount staining and tiny brown stains and two to three superficial paper losses. A somewhat larger brownish stain below the signature in lower right.