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Christian Rohlfs

Christian Rohlfs

1849–1938

PaintingExpressionism

Representation

None documented

28

Institutional Exhibitions

94

Works in Collection

178

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

Movements

• Expressionism

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints: Proofs and Variants

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989–1990

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Drawings Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

About

Why this artist matters now

Christian Rohlfs was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of German expressionism.

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (94)

Man in a Top Hat (Mann im Zylinder)

Man in a Top Hat (Mann im Zylinder)

1935 · Gouache and crayon on paper

19 7/8 x 13" (50.5 x 32.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Beast (Das Tier)

The Beast (Das Tier)

1925 · Woodcut

composition: 5 7/16 x 8 11/16" (13.8 x 22.1 cm); sheet: 5 7/16 x 8 11/16" (13.8 x 22.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tower of Paul in Soest (Pauliturm in Soest)

Tower of Paul in Soest (Pauliturm in Soest)

1924 · Woodcut

composition: 8 7/16 x 4 13/16" (21.5 x 12.3 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 4 13/16" (21.5 x 12.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poinsettias

1923 · Watercolor on paper

78 × 56.5 cm (30 3/4 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Farmhouse in Holstein (Holsteinisches Bauernhaus)

Farmhouse in Holstein (Holsteinisches Bauernhaus)

1923 · Woodcut

composition: 4 5/8 x 7 3/4" (11.8 x 19.7 cm); sheet: 4 5/8 x 7 3/4" (11.8 x 19.7 cm); mount: 8 3/8 x 13 13/16" (21.3 x 35.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jew (Jude)

1923 · Woodcut

composition: 14 1/2 x 6 13/16" (36.8 x 17.3 cm); sheet: 14 1/2 x 6 13/16" (36.8 x 17.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Burgher (Der Bürger)

Burgher (Der Bürger)

1922 · Frottage from woodblock

composition: 8 3/16 x 4 3/16" (20.8 x 10.6 cm); sheet: 8 3/16 x 4 3/16" (20.8 x 10.6 cm); mount: 7 11/16 x 11 3/8" (19.6 x 28.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Large Head (Grosser Kopf)

Large Head (Grosser Kopf)

1922 · .a Woodcut with dark blue paint additions .b Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 19 9/16 x 9 3/16" (49.7 x 23.4 cm); sheet (irreg.): 19 9/16 x 9 3/16" (49.7 x 23.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artsy artwork: BAUER (1921)

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Artsy artwork: Männlicher Kopf

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Artsy artwork: Zwei Figuren

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Artsy artwork: Gauner (1918)

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Artsy artwork: Landscape (1870s)

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Movements and affiliations

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art