Kopf II. 1921.
Water-tempera.
Not in Vogt. Lower right monogrammed and dated. Lower left with a collection stamp. On firm, slightly structured laid paper. 49.3 x 43.5 cm (19.4 x 17.1 in), the full sheet.

• Part of a private collection for 55 years (Northern Germany)
• Christian Rohlfs renders an empathic portrait
• Firm line in black chalk and heightened in blue.

The work will be presented to the Rohlfs Archive, Osthaus Museum Hagen, for verification at the earliest possible date in summer 2020.

PROVENANCE: Private collection André Horn, Strasbourg (recto with the collector's stamp, Lugt 4785).
Private collection Northern Germany (since 1965).
Private collection Northern Germany (inherited from aforementioned).

LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 485th auction, Modern Art, December 8/9, 1965, lot no. 913.

In good condition. Right margin with a consistent vertical creasemark. Small isolated rubbed spots, presumably from the making. Upper corners with tiny, skilfully rebacked pinholes. Upper left corner with a faint handling crease. Lower left corner with a small spot of material loss (ca. 0.7 cm).
The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.