As of Nov 13, 2024

Christian Rohlfs

Lot 236
Kecke junge Dame (Flapper)
Tempera

27.5 x 20.3 in (69.9 x 51.5 cm)

Lot 236
Kecke junge Dame (Flapper)
Tempera
27.5 x 20.3 in (69.9 x 51.5 cm)

Estimate:
€ 18,000 - 24,000
Auction: 23 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Dec 07, 2024
Auction number: 563
Auction name: Modern Art Day Sale

Lot Details
Tempera and water tempera. On wove paper. 69.9 x 51.5 cm. , the full sheet. [EH].
- In what is an unusual motif for Rohlfs, he characterizes a young, modern woman of the late 1920s. - In the 1920 and 30s, young women who liberated themselves from social conventions and wore their hair short and dressed in a certain style were called flappers. - Outstanding portrayal of the spirit of optimism and zeitgeist of the "golden" 1920s. - In 1955, some of his works were exhibited posthumously at the documenta 1 in Kassel. - Other works of the artist are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Louvre in Paris.
The work is registered in the Christian Rohlfs Archive at Osthaus Museum Hagen with the number CRA 247/23.
Dr. Hugo and Marguerite Bamberger, Germany (presumably acquired from the artist). Lewinson family, Massachusetts, USA. Private collection, Baden-Württemberg
In good condition. All in all slightly discolored. Right margin with a few expertly rebacked splits, as well as larger, expertly rebacked split at top. With a tiny loss in center of right edge. Corners with small isolated pinholes. [EH]
Lot Details
Tempera and water tempera. On wove paper. 69.9 x 51.5 cm. , the full sheet. [EH].
- In what is an unusual motif for Rohlfs, he characterizes a young, modern woman of the late 1920s. - In the 1920 and 30s, young women who liberated themselves from social conventions and wore their hair short and dressed in a certain style were called flappers. - Outstanding portrayal of the spirit of optimism and zeitgeist of the "golden" 1920s. - In 1955, some of his works were exhibited posthumously at the documenta 1 in Kassel. - Other works of the artist are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Louvre in Paris.
The work is registered in the Christian Rohlfs Archive at Osthaus Museum Hagen with the number CRA 247/23.
Dr. Hugo and Marguerite Bamberger, Germany (presumably acquired from the artist). Lewinson family, Massachusetts, USA. Private collection, Baden-Württemberg
In good condition. All in all slightly discolored. Right margin with a few expertly rebacked splits, as well as larger, expertly rebacked split at top. With a tiny loss in center of right edge. Corners with small isolated pinholes. [EH]

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