Artist's postcard 'Nude outstretched on a duvet', 1911 –

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Artist's postcard 'Nude outstretched on a duvet', 1911

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Artist's postcard 'Nude outstreched on a duvet', 1911. Colour crayons over pencil on stamped postcard, addressed to Dr. Elsa Hopf, Hamburg. Poststamp Chemnitz 7.4.11. 9.1 x 13.8 cm. Verso inscribed: "Frau Dr. Elsa Hopf, Hamburg, Bieber Str. 3/5 - Teuerste Frau Elsa H., darf ich heute auch mal mit einer Bitte zu Ihnen kommen? Frau Emmy Stürken, geb. Traun, Wandsbeck, Claudius Str., hätte gerne meine sämtl. Exlibris. Würden Sie wohl ihr das Ihre zuschicken u. würden Sie wohl auch Frau Danzinger dazu veranlassen? Tausend Dank. Gruss Ihr S-Rottluff." (ink).

Provenance: Estate of Dr. Elsa Hopf.

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Hammer Price: 35,000 €

124B - Modern Art
09. December 2015 at

Literature:

Gerhard Wietek, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Zeichnungen auf Postkarten, Cologne 2010, p. 242-243, lot 80 (depicted).

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Artist's postcard 'Nude outstretched on a duvet', 1911

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