201 - P. SCHROETER (*1866), Seated self-portrait with a sketchpad and a pipe, 1911, Pencil

P. SCHROETER (*1866), Seated self-portrait with a sketchpad and a pipe, 1911, Pencil Paul K. Alfred Schroeter (1866 Posen - 1946 Linow): Seated self-portrait with a sketchpad and a pipe, 1911, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Stamp: Verso Estate stamp, Paul Schröter. 20th century Date: 1911 Description: Full-length self-portrait of the artist, sitting on a chair and resting the drawing pad on his knee. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. Person: Depicted: Paul Schroeter (1866 Posen - 1946 Linow) Paul Schroeter was born in Kempen (Posen province) in 1866. After moving to Hamburg at an early age, Schroeter went to Duesseldorf to study painting in 1885, where he studied with Eugen Duecker, Eduard von Gebhardt and Peter Janssen. From 1892 to 1896 he spent time and again in Belgium, Flanders and Holland. He spent the winter months in Munich. In 1893 he showed his first works at an exhibition of the Munich 'Kuenstlerhaus'. This public appearance immediately brought him the success he had longed for. He was to join the Munich Secession, took part in a group exhibition at the Hamburg Kunsthalle through Alfred Lichtwark, and in 1895 he exhibited at the Munich Secession. During this period he also turned intensively to 17th-century Dutch painting and to Rembrandt, to whom he paid homage in his many self-portraits, some of which were unsparing. In 1901 he went to Worpswede on the recommendation of his friend Fritz Overbeck. After a few years he moved with his family to Bremen. In 1908 the artist finally moved to Berlin. Here he devoted himself mainly to portrait painting. In 1914/15 he lost a leg in an accident. The years in Berlin, however, were overshadowed by constant financial worries and a lack of major commissions and painting successes. During the Berlin years he was also occupied with the invention of new, fast-drying oil paints. In 1943 the Schroeters' entire property was destroyed in a bombing raid. In 1946 the painter died in Linow (Rheinsberg/Brandenburg). Despite his initial great successes and intensive artistic friendships, Paul Schroeter was not destined to pursue a successful career as an artist. The drawings presented here from his estate show that he would certainly have been obliged to do so. It is precisely in the intensive self-questioning that the artist is able to impress. It is precisely in such sheets that the great charm of discovering an unjustly forgotten, highly talented and once celebrated painter lies. Keywords: Portrait study, study sheet, self-portrait, artist, 20th century, Realism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 33,9 cm x 26,4 cm (13,3 x 10,4 in) Condition: Very good condition. Overall very good, age-appropriate condition. Slightly stained and browned in the margins. Slightly bumped and creased in places.