Schmiede in Erling/Alte Schmiede. 1920.
Water-tempera and chalks on firm paper.
Lower right monogrammed and dated. 37 x 55.5 cm (14.5 x 21.8 in), the full sheet.
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• On his travels between 1920 and 1926, Rohlfs found new sources of inspiration and developed style entirely carried by color.
• Wonderful example from this period, created in Erling on Lake Ammer.
• Part of the Deutsche Bank Collection for more than 50 years and offered on the international auction market for the first time.

Accompanied by a written certificate from the Christian Rohlfs Archive at the Osthaus Museum, Hagen, dated April 22, 2024.

PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Privately owned.
G. and E. Steffens, London.
Art dealer Karl Vonderbank, Frankfurt a. Main.
Deutsche Bank Collection (acquired from the above in 1971).

LITERATURE: Paul Vogt, Christian Rohlfs. Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, Recklinghausen 1958, no. 1920/70.

In good condition. Small pinholes in the unpainted corners and along the edges of the sheet, in part only visible against backlight. Isolated small light stains on the layer of paint, possibly traces from the making or adhesions.