3260 - ROHLFS, Christian—attributed

ROHLFS, Christian—attributed Probably a View of Weimar with the City Palace Oil on canvas on cardboard. Unsigned, labeled on the reverse. Probably around 1890. 34 x 24.5 cm. Framed: 51.5 x 42 cm (black lacquer frame). Cityscape viewed from a hill with bare birch trees in bright sunshine. If this is indeed the work of the artist Christian Rohlfs, then the following biographical information applies: German painter and printmaker active in Weimar, Munich, and Ascona (1849, Niendorf, Holstein – 1938, Hagen, Westphalia). A student of Thumann at the Grand Ducal Art School in Weimar, he worked as a freelance artist in Weimar beginning in 1884. During this period, he increasingly turned to Impressionism. In 1901, he taught at the Folkwang School in Hagen. By 1910 at the latest, he was considered an Expressionist and was elected to the jury of the German Artists’ Association. His art was deemed “degenerate” during the Nazi era. Rohlfs was banned from exhibiting, and several hundred of his works were confiscated. Bibliography: Thieme/Becker. Bidding period: Oct. 31, 2026 | estimated 11:59 a.m. (CET) ROHLFS, Christian—attributed Probably a view of Weimar with the City Palace Oil on canvas on board. Unsigned, inscribed on the reverse. Probably around 1890. 34 x 24.5 cm. Framed: 51.5 x 42 cm (black lacquer frame). Cityscape viewed from a hill with bare birch trees in bright sunshine. If this is indeed the work of the artist Christian Rohlfs, then the following biographical information applies: German painter and printmaker in Weimar, Munich, and Ascona (1849, Niendorf, Holstein – 1938, Hagen, Westphalia). A student of Thumann at the Grand Ducal Art School in Weimar; from 1884 onward, he worked as a freelance artist in Weimar. During this period, he increasingly turned to Impressionism. In 1901, he taught at the Folkwang School in Hagen. By 1910 at the latest, he was considered an Expressionist and was elected to the jury of the German Artists’ Association. His art was deemed “degenerate” during the Nazi era. Rohlfs was banned from exhibiting, and several hundred of his works were confiscated. Bibliography: Thieme/Becker. Call time: Oct. 31, 2026 | estimated time: 11:59 a.m. (CET) *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and should be viewed only as an aid—not as a legally binding statement regarding the lot’s characteristics. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as provided in the German description.