Lotte Laserstein (1898 Prussian-Holland - 1993 Kalmar/Sweden) Girl or young woman, head resting on arms Skillful, fleeting sketch of a young woman with short hair, resting her head in her arms. The study sheet, taken from a sketchbook, can be attributed to the artist's Swedish work and was probably created in the 1960s or early 1970s. Lotte Laserstein studied under the Impressionist and member of the Berlin Secession Leo von König and graduated with distinction from Erich Wolfsfeld in Berlin in 1927 as one of the first female graduates ever. In the years that followed, Laserstein was successful with her expressive portraits of mainly young, modern women in the New Objectivity style, such as her close friend Traute Rose. After a rapid rise and numerous exhibition participations, she was excluded from art life by the National Socialists from 1933 and threatened because of her Jewish descent. Laserstein therefore decided to take advantage of an exhibition of her works in Stockholm in 1937 to leave Germany with the majority of her paintings and emigrate to Sweden, where she lived in Stockholm and from 1954 in Kalmar/Småland. Pencil drawing/velin (sketchbook). Signed lower right; 14.7 cm x 21 cm. Frame. Enclosed: Expertise by Dr. Anna-Carola Krausse, Berlin, February 2024. We would like to thank Dr. Krausse for the scientific information on this work, which is registered in the Lotte-Laserstein-Archiv Krausse, Berlin. Pencil on paper. Signed. The study is registered in the Lotte Laserstein archive Krausse and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by Dr. Anna-Carola Krausse, Berlin 2024.