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Melancholie, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff — Melancholie, 1914
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Woodcut
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1961 P.12,831
Not on View
Melancholy depicts a woman seated behind a table, a bowl and platter set before her. A female nude, perhaps one of the artist's models, stands behind her. As one of the original members of the Expressionist group known as "Die Brücke" (The Bridge), Schmidt-Rottluff mastered the powerful vocabulary of hatchings and gouges that made for the strongest of Brücke woodcuts. After the breakup of the group in 1913, his subject matter became increasingly introspective, as in this heartfelt image of mute sadness.

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Title: Melancholie
Dated: 1914
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Nationality: German
Artist Life: 1884–1976
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 19 11/16 x 15 5/16 in. (50.01 x 38.89 cm) (image)24 1/4 × 20 in. (61.6 × 50.8 cm) (sheet)
Credit: The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1961
Accession Number: P.12,831
Medium: Woodcut
Country: Germany
Century: 20th century
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: Sch.139
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