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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

1884–1976

WA-00001586

PrintmakingImpressionismExpressionism

Representation

None documented

29

Institutional Exhibitions

79

Works in Collection

150

Assets Indexed

8

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ161143

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Drawing in Austria and Germany

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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The Expressionist Idiom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Modern Masters: Manet to Matisse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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German Drawing: The Expressionists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Published in Germany, 1923

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973–1974

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Recent Acquisitions, 1968�1973

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

Field Verification (5 fields)

3 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%
BiographyUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/karl-schmidt-rottluff
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5242
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

Impressionism

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (79)

Poster for the Deutscher Künstlerbund Exhibition in Stuttgart

Poster for the Deutscher Künstlerbund Exhibition in Stuttgart

1930 · Lithograph

23 11/16 x 17 1/16" (60.1 x 43.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman at the Piano (Frau am Klavier)

Woman at the Piano (Frau am Klavier)

1923 · Woodcut

Composition: 19 5/8 x 15 5/8" (49.9 x 39.7 cm); sheet: 27 1/2 x 20 15/16" (69.8 x 53.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Two Men at a Table (Zwei Männer am Tisch)

Two Men at a Table (Zwei Männer am Tisch)

1923 · Woodcut

composition: 15 3/4 x 19 3/4" (40 x 50.2 cm); sheet (irreg.): 21 1/8 x 26 1/2" (53.7 x 67.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Harbor Street (Hafenstrasse)

Harbor Street (Hafenstrasse)

1923 · Woodcut

composition: 15 5/8 x 19 5/8" (39.7 x 49.8 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 27 9/16" (49.8 x 70 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of H. Robinson (Bildnis H. Robinson)

Portrait of H. Robinson (Bildnis H. Robinson)

1923 · Woodcut

composition: 19 11/16 x 15 9/16" (50 x 39.6 cm); sheet: 25 13/16 x 21 1/16" (65.5 x 53.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stadtbild aus Soest

1923 · woodcut

Image: 59.7 x 49.7 cm (23 1/2 x 19 9/16 in.); Sheet: 66.3 x 53.2 cm (26 1/8 x 20 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mittag der Zimmerleute

1923 · woodcut

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dancer III (Tänzerin III)

Dancer III (Tänzerin III)

1922 · Drypoint

composition: 11 5/8 x 9 3/16" (29.6 x 23.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 19 1/8 x 13 7/8" (48.5 x 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Landscape with Lighthouse (Landschaft mit Leuchtturm)

Landscape with Lighthouse (Landschaft mit Leuchtturm)

1922 · Watercolor and ink on paper

18 7/8 x 23 7/8" (47.9 x 60.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'W' (Buchstabe 'W') from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'W' (Buchstabe 'W') from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 3/16 x 1 13/16" (8.1 x 4.6 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'A' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921),

Ornamental initial 'A' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921),

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 3/4 x 2 5/8" (9.6 x 6.6 cm); page: 16 9/16 x 12 13/16" (42 x 32.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'E' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'E' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 3/16 x 1 7/8" (8.1 x 4.8 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 1 (January 1921)

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 1 (January 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

cover: 17 15/16 x 13 9/16" (45.5 x 34.5 cm); composition: 12 3/16 x 9 5/16" (30.9 x 23.6 cm); page: 16 9/16 x 12 13/16" (42 x 32.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Proclamation (Kündung) from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 1 (January 1921)

Proclamation (Kündung) from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 1 (January 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 11 3/8 x 8 11/16" (28.9 x 22.1 cm); page: 16 7/16 x 12 11/16" (41.8 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'U' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'U' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 3/8 x 1 7/8" (8.6 x 4.8 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'O' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'O' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 1/16 x 1 13/16" (7.8 x 4.6 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'F' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'F' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 5/16 x 1 7/8" (8.4 x 4.8 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'D' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'D' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 2 15/16 x 1 7/8" (7.4 x 4.7 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'J' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'J' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 3/16 x 1 3/4" (8.1 x 4.4 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

cover: 17 15/16 x 13 9/16" (45.5 x 34.5 cm); composition: 12 3/4 x 9 15/16" (32.4 x 25.3 cm); page (each approx.): 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'Z' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'Z' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 3 7/16 x 1 9/16" (8.7 x 4 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 2 (February 1921)

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 2 (February 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

cover: 17 15/16 x 13 9/16" (45.5 x 34.5 cm); composition: 12 11/16 x 9 13/16" (32.2 x 25 cm); page (each approx.): 16 7/16 x 12 11/16" (41.8 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ornamental initial 'H' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

Ornamental initial 'H' from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 4, 5, 6 (April, May, June 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

composition: 2 7/8 x 1 7/8" (7.3 x 4.7 cm); page: 16 3/8 x 12 11/16" (41.6 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 3 (March 1921)

Cover from the periodical Kündung, vol. 1, no. 3 (March 1921)

1921 · Woodcut

cover: 17 15/16 x 13 9/16" (45.5 x 34.5 cm); composition: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16" (32.1 x 24.9 cm); page (each approx.): 16 7/16 x 12 11/16" (41.8 x 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

79 published of 146 catalogued · 135 with image

MoMA
58 publishedof 125 catalogued124 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
6 published3 img
Tate
4 published4 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Nude Woman with Mirror (Mädchen vor dem Spiegel)
1914 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Dampfer auf der Elbe-Steamer on the Elbe
1906 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mending the Nets
1914 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Self-Portrait with Hat
1919 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Dr Rosa Schapire
1919 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Relationships

8

Movements2

Impressionism Expressionism

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

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Background

Education

TUD Dresden University of Technology

architecture · 1906