Watercolor. Lower left monogrammed and dated "9". On wove paper. 64.9 x 50 cm. , size of sheet. [CH].
- Expressive male nude from a period when Rohlfs attained a unique style influenced by both Impressionism and Expressionism. - Although his academic training is still clearly evident in his nude drawings, the bold brushstrokes already demonstrate his break with the tradition of Naturalism. - The nude figure from behind plays a significant role in the artist's paintings.
LITERATURE: Paul Vogt, Christian Rohlfs 1849-1938, Aquarelle, Wassertemperablätter, Zeichnungen, Recklinghausen 1988, p. 145 (with full-page illustration, p. 26). Paul Vogt, Christian Rohlfs. Aquarelle und Zeichnungen, Recklingshausen 1958, catalogue raisonné no. 09/14. - - Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Modern Art, May 31, 2011, lot 445 (illustrated).

Estate of the artist. Galerie Jörg Schumacher, Frankfurt am Main. Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the above in 2014). In family ownership ever since