The German Expressionist painter Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was one of the artists declared degenerate by the Nazis, having hundreds of his paintings confiscated in 1938 and, in 1941, being forbidden to paint. He was born in Rottluff near Chemnitz (Saxonia) on 1 December 1884 and died in Berlin on 10 August 1976.
This painting shows his use of strong color and intense brushmarks, both characteristic elements of his early paintings. If you thought Van Gogh loved impasto, take a look at this detail from Schmidt-Rottluff's self-portrait!
This painting shows his use of strong color and intense brushmarks, both characteristic elements of his early paintings. If you thought Van Gogh loved impasto, take a look at this detail from Schmidt-Rottluff's self-portrait!