Serenade grotesque Fiddler, 1913
Series titleSongs of Pierrot Lunaire
MediumWoodcut, watercolour on laid paper
Sheet dimensions35 × 25 cm
Image dimensions29 × 23,5 cm
About the workAt the age of twelve, Conrad Felixmüller began attending the Royal Conservatory in Dresden in order to deepen his musical education. Two years later he was accepted into the city’s Royal Academy of Arts. In 1912, Arnold Schönberg’s atonal recitative “Pierrot lunaire” inspired the 15-year-old to create a series of prints that concluded with the work “Serenade”. The artist carved the printing plates with a leather knife that he held in his fist. Felixmüller dedicated the series to Schönberg, who invited him to the German premiere of “Gurrelieder” in Leipzig in 1914.
AccessionGift 1986
ProvenanceBis 1986 im Nachlass des Künstlers; 1986 erworben durch Schenkung von den Söhnen des Künstlers, Titus Felixmüller und Luca Felix Müller
Inventory numberFM 1986-5
