Orangene Muschel. 1962.
Watercolor and India ink.
Signed in lower left and with the work number in lower right. Inscribed “orangene Muschel” on the reverse. On Fabbriano wove paper (with the watermark). 66 x 48 cm (25.9 x 18.8 in), the full sheet.
[SM].
• Fascinating composition in bright and strong colors.
• Large-size sheet in densely execution.
• The artist uses objects from his domestic surroundings for his compositions - the orange shell can be found in several late works.
• For the first time offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).

The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation, Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Private collection (acquired directly from the artist).
Private collection Berlin.

EXHIBITION: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff - Die Berliner Jahre, Brücke-Museum, Berlin, September 23, 2005 - January 15, 2006, cat. no. 54 (illu.) .