Christian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 - January 8, 1938) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of Germanexpressionism.
He was born in Groß Niendorf, Kreis Segeberg in Prussia. He took up painting as a teenager while convalescing from an infection[1] that was eventually to lead to the amputation of a leg in 1874.[2] He began his formal artistic education in Berlin,[2] before transferring, in 1870, to the Weimar Academy.[1]
Professional careeredit
In 1901 Rohlfs left Weimar for Hagen, where through the architect Henri van der Velde got to know the art collector Karl Ernst Osthaus who offered him a studio in an estate which would become the Museum Folkwang.[3] Rohlfs was the first artist to begin to work there.[3] Meetings with Edvard Munch and Emil Nolde and the experience of seeing the works of Vincent van Gogh inspired him to move towards the expressionist style, in which he would work for the rest of his career.[1]
In 1908, at the age of 60, he made his first prints after seeing an exhibition of works by the expressionist group Die Brücke. He went on to make 185 in total, almost all woodcuts or linocuts.[1] He lived in Munich and the Tyrol in 1910–12, before returning to Hagen.[citation needed]. The outbreak of World War I worried Rohlfs such, that for some time he felt unable to paint.[3] In rare instances he experimented with heavily hand-coloring his prints, onto the verge of painting and sometimes well after they were made, as in his 1919 recoloring of the prior year's Der Gefangene.[4]
Throughout his career he working through a variety of academic, naturalist, impressionist, and Post-Impressionist styles.[6] He has often been viewed as one of the first Expressionists.[3]
Receptionedit
After his death, the German Nazi authorities prohibited the sale of his paintings.[3] Commemorative exhibitions were organized by the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Berner Kunsthalle.[3]
Recognitionedit
In 1929 the town of Hagen opened a Christian Rohlfs Museum.[2]
^ abcde"Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849–1938)". Museum of Modern Art, New York. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ abc"Christian Rohlfs". German Art in the 20th Century: Painting and Sculpture 1905 1985 (Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London). London: Royal Academy of Arts/ Prestel Verlag. 1985. pp. 497–8.
^ abcdefghijkBarron, Stephanie (1992). "Entartete Kunst": das Schicksal der Avantgarde im Nazi-Deutschland : [eine Ausstellung des] Los Angeles County Museum of Art [übernommen vom] Deutschen Historischen Museum (in German). Hirmer Publishers. pp. 331–332. ISBN3-7774-5880-5.
^Cole, William. "Christian Rohlfs: Der Gefangene," Art in Print, Vol. 4 No. 1 (May–June 2014).
^van Doesburg, Theo. "De Stijl, "A Short Review of the Proceedings [of the Congress of International Progressive Artists], Followed by the Statements Made by the Artists' Groups" (1922)". modernistarchitecture.wordpress.com. Ross Lawrence Wolfe. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
^"Christian Rohlfs". www.germanexpressionismleicester.org. 2014-09-30. from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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christian, rohlfs, november, 1849, january, 1938, german, painter, printmaker, important, representatives, german, expressionism, self, portrait, 1918, born22, november, 1849groß, niendorf, holstein, germanydied8, january, 1938hagen, prussia, germanynationalit. Christian Rohlfs November 22 1849 January 8 1938 was a German painter and printmaker one of the important representatives of German expressionism Christian RohlfsChristian Rohlfs self portrait 1918 BornChristian Rohlfs22 November 1849Gross Niendorf Holstein GermanyDied8 January 1938Hagen Prussia GermanyNationalityGerman Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional career 2 1 Style and technique 2 2 Reception 3 Recognition 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education edit nbsp Abstraction the Blue Mountain 1912 He was born in Gross Niendorf Kreis Segeberg in Prussia He took up painting as a teenager while convalescing from an infection 1 that was eventually to lead to the amputation of a leg in 1874 2 He began his formal artistic education in Berlin 2 before transferring in 1870 to the Weimar Academy 1 Professional career editIn 1901 Rohlfs left Weimar for Hagen where through the architect Henri van der Velde got to know the art collector Karl Ernst Osthaus who offered him a studio in an estate which would become the Museum Folkwang 3 Rohlfs was the first artist to begin to work there 3 Meetings with Edvard Munch and Emil Nolde and the experience of seeing the works of Vincent van Gogh inspired him to move towards the expressionist style in which he would work for the rest of his career 1 In 1908 at the age of 60 he made his first prints after seeing an exhibition of works by the expressionist group Die Brucke He went on to make 185 in total almost all woodcuts or linocuts 1 He lived in Munich and the Tyrol in 1910 12 before returning to Hagen citation needed The outbreak of World War I worried Rohlfs such that for some time he felt unable to paint 3 In rare instances he experimented with heavily hand coloring his prints onto the verge of painting and sometimes well after they were made as in his 1919 recoloring of the prior year s Der Gefangene 4 In May 1922 he attended the International Congress of Progressive Artists and signed the Founding Proclamation of the Union of Progressive International Artists 5 In 1937 the Nazis expelled him from the Prussian Academy of Arts condemned his work as degenerate and removed his works from public collections 1 Seventeen of his paintings were exhibited in the Degenerate Art Exhibition in 1937 3 He died in Hagen Westfalia on 8 January 1938 3 Style and technique edit Throughout his career he working through a variety of academic naturalist impressionist and Post Impressionist styles 6 He has often been viewed as one of the first Expressionists 3 Reception edit After his death the German Nazi authorities prohibited the sale of his paintings 3 Commemorative exhibitions were organized by the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Berner Kunsthalle 3 Recognition editIn 1929 the town of Hagen opened a Christian Rohlfs Museum 2 Honorary citizen of Hagen 3 Honorary Doctorate by University of Kiel 3 Honorary Doctorate by University of Aachen 3 Works edit nbsp Hilly landscape in late autumn 1900 nbsp Collegiate Church of St Patroclus in Soest 1912 Germanisches Nationalmuseum nbsp Landscape vision 1912 Germanisches Nationalmuseum nbsp The temptation of Christ 1914 Germanisches Nationalmuseum nbsp Sternbrucke in Weimar ca 1917 References edit a b c d e Christian Rohlfs German 1849 1938 Museum of Modern Art New York Retrieved 14 December 2013 a b c Christian Rohlfs German Art in the 20th Century Painting and Sculpture 1905 1985 Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts London London Royal Academy of Arts Prestel Verlag 1985 pp 497 8 a b c d e f g h i j k Barron Stephanie 1992 Entartete Kunst das Schicksal der Avantgarde im Nazi Deutschland eine Ausstellung des Los Angeles County Museum of Art ubernommen vom Deutschen Historischen Museum in German Hirmer Publishers pp 331 332 ISBN 3 7774 5880 5 Cole William Christian Rohlfs Der Gefangene Art in Print Vol 4 No 1 May June 2014 van Doesburg Theo De Stijl A Short Review of the Proceedings of the Congress of International Progressive Artists Followed by the Statements Made by the Artists Groups 1922 modernistarchitecture wordpress com Ross Lawrence Wolfe Retrieved 30 November 2018 Christian Rohlfs www germanexpressionismleicester org 2014 09 30 Archived from the original on 2016 03 14 Retrieved 2021 12 08 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Rohlfs Biography amp Works by Christian Rohlfs Galerie Ludorff Dusseldorf Germany Newspaper clippings about Christian Rohlfs in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christian Rohlfs amp oldid 1175014329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
