Woman in Squatting Position, 1913
Watercolour
Sheet dimensions49 × 60 cm
About the workDuring the era of National Socialism, collecting art that had been officially branded as “degenerate” was dangerous. Had a young Düsseldorf lawyer named Hans Lühdorf not taken the risk, this watercolour might not have survived the turmoil of the period. Lühdorf probably acquired this work in February 1945. The painting was realised by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff in 1913, the year Die Brücke – the artists’ group he co-founded – came to an end. The sparing use of blue and yellow suggests that this woman has crouched down by a stretch of water in front of a low-lying sun.
AccessionGift 1964
Provenance[...]; o.D. Galerie Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf; vermutl. Februar 1945 Dr. Hans Lühdorf (Düsseldorf 1910 - 1983 Düsseldorf); 1964 erworben durch Schenkung von Hans Lühdorf
Inventory numberK 1964-89
