Artist: Christian Rohlfs (1849 - 1938)
Nationality: German
Movement: Expressionism
Media: Painting, Printmaking
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Biography:
Christian Rohlfs was a German printmaker and painter. For most of his career, he worked in a tradition naturalistic style. However, at the age of 50 he was introduced to the work of the Post-Impressionists. He was very impressed by the vibrant color and emotion in Van Gogh’s paintings. Rohlfs became a founding father of German Expressionism, creating inventive scenes of towns, landscapes, and flowers. Despite his success in the new style, he was declared a degenerate artist by the Nazis in 1937 and died a year later.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Christian Rohlfs, Katze und Maus (or Katze), circa 1912 - 1913
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Christian Rohlfs, Elias in der W¸ste (Elias in the Wilderness), circa 1912
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Christian Rohlfs, Zwei Tanzende (Two Dancers), circa 1913
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Christian Rohlfs, Austreibung aus dem Paradies (Expulsion from Paradise), circa 1915 - 1916
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Christian Rohlfs, Die Heilige drei Kˆnige (Three Holy Kingsi), circa 1910
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Christian Rohlfs, R¸ckkehr des verlorenen Sohnes (Return of the Prodigal Son), 1916
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Christian Glassbach, Christian Anton Brunneman, 18th century
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Friedrich Christian Krieger or Kruger, Christian von Berg, 18th - 19th century
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Daniel Huntington - Philosophy and Christian Art 1868 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Christian Dior, Pair of woman"s shoes, circa 1967
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Christian Dior, Pair of woman"s shoes, 20th century
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Christian Dior, Suit (dress, bolero, and jacket), 1958
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Christian Dior, Pair of woman"s shoes, 1955 - 1965
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Christian von Mechel, Vue du Rhin, 1758
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Christian Dior, Evening dress (with stole: 1985.44.120b), 1958
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Charles Christian Nahl, Boy in Landscape, 1869
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Christian von Mechel, View of the Rhine, 1762
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Christian Friedrich Gille, A Picnic, 19th century
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Christian von Mechel, View of the Rhine, 1759
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Andrea Andreani, The Christian Hero, 16 - 17th century
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Joseph Christian Leyendecker, The August Century, 1896
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Charles Christian Nahl, Girl in a Landscape, 1869
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Charles Christian Nahl, Visit to Grandpa, 1850
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Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn, Landscape, circa 1745
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Charles Christian Nahl, Bar Adler, 1861
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Christian von Mechel, Plate IX, no.33-36 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate VII, no.23-28 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate XI, no.41-44 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate X, no.37-40 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate XII, no.45-47 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate VI, no.21-24 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate V, no.17-20 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate IV, no.13-16 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate III, no.9-12 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate II, no.5-8 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Christian von Mechel, Plate I, no.1-4 from The Dance Of Death, 1780
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Charles Christian Nahl, Boy With Dog, late 19th century
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Charles Christian Nahl, Annie Grant, 1857
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Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn, [One of] Seven landscapes, 18th century
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Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn, [One of] Seven landscapes, 18th century

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Ketterer Kunst: The Moderne and Gegenwart to be First Autumn Auction
One of the highlights of the auction is a bronze sculpture. Gerhard Marcks’ Schäferin (Shepherdess) is the fourth of seven casts and documents the artist’s new ideas concerning patina. Marcks wrote in 1953: Previously there was too much patina. Bu...

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