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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff — Bildnis O.M. (Otto Mueller)

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Bildnis O.M. (Otto Mueller)

A bold and expressionistic woodcut portrait rendered in Schmidt-Rottluff's characteristic angular, deeply carved lines that fracture the face of fellow Die Brücke artist Otto Mueller into jagged, mask-like planes. The stark contrast between black ink and the warm tone of the lightweight laid paper amplifies the raw psychological intensity of the image. This work exemplifies the German Expressionist movement's embrace of the woodcut medium as a vehicle for emotional directness and formal distortion.

Medium
Woodcut, on light-weight laid paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Bildnis O.M. (Otto Mueller)

A bold and expressionistic woodcut portrait rendered in Schmidt-Rottluff's characteristic angular, deeply carved lines that fracture the face of fellow Die Brücke artist Otto Mueller into jagged, mask-like planes. The stark contrast between black ink and the warm tone of the lightweight laid paper amplifies the raw psychological intensity of the image. This work exemplifies the German Expressionist movement's embrace of the woodcut medium as a vehicle for emotional directness and formal distortion.

Medium
Woodcut, on light-weight laid paper, with full margins,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Bold, Expressionism, Intense, Early Modern, Portrait, Woodcut, German, Figurative, Black and White

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