Heimkehrende Kühe. 1922/1927.
Woodcut in colors from three blocks: brown, orange, green.
Rathenau 27. Signed, dated and inscribed with the work number "272". On wove paper. 39.7 x 50 cm (15.6 x 19.6 in). Sheet: 56,5 x 80,5 cm (22,2 x 31,6 in).

• Richest version of this woodcut in four (instead of three) colors.
• Only two further copies have been offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Within Schmidt-Rottluff's extensive graphic oeuvre, there are only very few of these elaborate color woodcuts.
• The clear lines and a tendency towards simplified forms have significantly influenced the graphic art of German Expressionism.
• It was precisely in the technique of woodcuts that Schmidt-Rottluff found his most concise artistic expression.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired from Hauswedell & Nolte in 1969, with the inventory number on the reverse.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032, acquired in 1997, Villa Grisebach, Berlin, May 31, 1997, lot 207).

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: Villa Grisebach Auktionen, Berlin, 57th auction, Kunst des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, May 31, 1997, lot 207.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 111, SHG no. 248 (illu.).

Good overall impression. Minimal mount stainign. Handling marks and creases in the white margins. Isolated superficial pressure marks in the white margins.