4483 - Curt Rothe, Farmers at Work in the Fields

Curt Rothe, Farmers at Work in the Fields in the foreground, a farmer turning the soil alongside a farmer’s wife sowing seed; to the side, a cart and other farmers at work; a lively, sketch-like painting, oil on canvas, signed lower right, mounted on a stretcher, normal signs of ageing, dimensions approx. 69 x 89 cm. Artist information: German painter, graphic artist and university lecturer (1899, Wachwitz near Dresden - 1973, Tunisia); in 1938, he was appointed lecturer in painting at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts; after the Second World War, he worked as a professor at the Pforzheim School of Applied Arts (later the University of Applied Arts), undertook various study trips, including to North Africa, was married to the artist Lore Rothe (née Silbereisen, 1907-1956) and, from 1958, in his second marriage to his former student, the later internationally renowned mezzotint artist Gatja Helgart Rothe (1935-2002), a member of the League of National Socialist German Lawyers, whilst at the same time advocating on behalf of those persecuted for political reasons (including his support for the Chemnitz pastor Ludwig Kirsch), and is documented in contemporary history databases and archives (including the Main State Archive in Stuttgart). Source: Proveana, the German Digital Library and the internet.