Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849-1938)
Tänzerin mit Schleier
signed with initials and dated 'CR 28' (lower right)
oil on canvas
26 ¾ x 21 in. (68 x 53.3 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Christian Rohlfs (German, 1849-1938)
Tänzerin mit Schleier
signed with initials and dated 'CR 28' (lower right)
oil on canvas
26 ¾ x 21 in. (68 x 53.3 cm.)
Painted in 1928
Helene Rohlfs Collection (the artist's widow). Private collection, Southern Germany. Private collection (acquired from the above, 2012); sale, Bonham's, London, 2 March 2017, lot 56. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
P. Vogt (ed.), Christian Rohlfs, Oeuvre-Katalog der Gemälde, Recklinghausen, 1978, no. 725 (illustrated n. p.).
Berlin, Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Christian Rohlfs der Galerie Ferdinand Möller, December 1928-January 1929, no. 16 (titled 'Tänzerin'). Kiel, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Schleswig-Holsteinischer Kunstverein, Christian Rohlfs, May-June 1930, no. 34 (titled 'Tänzerin'). Leverkusen, Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Christian Rohlfs, Gemälde, Tempera-Blätter, Zeichnungen und Graphik, 1955 - 1956, no. 31 (later travelled to Essen, Munich, Karlsruhe & Lübeck; titled 'Tänzerin'). Darmstadt, Kunstverein Darmstadt e. V., Kunsthalle am Steubenplatz, Christian Rohlfs, Das Spätwerk, January-March 1960, no. 24. Hamm, Gustav Lübcke Museum, Genuss. Empfindung. Aufbegehren. Menschenbilder im Expressionismus, September 2012-March 2013.
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