Pencil - and color pen on firm paper. Lower right signed and dated. Barely legibly inscribed "ZWISCHENWELT" in the upper margin . 63.5 x 40 cm. , size of sheet.
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- Preliminary drawing for the cover of the artist's first book publication (Zwischenwelt. Ein Intermezzo, Berlin 1931). - The autobiographical text of "Zwischenwelt" deals with his relationship with Speedy, his indispensable muse, dominatrix and wife. - From the mid-1920s, the artist's unmistakable style, clear lines and erotic motifs made him one of the main representatives of New Objectivity in Berlin.
LITERATURE: On the publication "Zwischenwelt. Ein Intermezzo" cf.: Dirk Heißerer, Rudolf Schlichter. Bibliographie, Flein bei Heilbronn 1998, p. 7, no. A 1 (illu. in black and white on p. 6).