CHRISTIAN ROHLFS (Gross Niendorf 1849–1938 Hagen) Tod als Jongleur (Revolution). 1918/19. Woodcut, over-painted. Outside an unknown edition. Signed in pencil lower right: CH. Rohlfs. Size 36.5 × 50 cm (irregularly trimmed). Catalogue raisonné: Compare Vogt, no. 109. Provenance: - Collection Udo and Dora Rukser, Berlin/Radolfzell/Quillota (Chile). - Received from the above, since then in the same private family collection for three generations. Christian Rohlfs very often treated woodcuts as unique works, i.e. he edited the prints, reworked them to the point of completely obscuring the motif. During the printing process, he also worked with atypical inks. The prints are mostly hand prints, which also means that the color application is uneven.

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