7085 - Schlichter, Rudolf

Schlichter, Rudolf Two Figures Watercolor on sketchbook paper. 31.5 x 25.5 cm. Signed “R. Schlichter” in pencil at the bottom center; monogrammed “R” on the right. An expressive drawing executed entirely in the stylistic language of Expressionism, featuring vivid contrasts of color and light and shadow. In 1919, Schlichter moved to Berlin, where he initially joined the November Group and, together with his friends George Grosz and John Heartfield, became part of the Dada movement. He took an interest in politics and established contact with the KPD. As one of the most important representatives of New Objectivity, he was represented in 1925 with several works in the seminal exhibition of that movement in Mannheim. On the reverse is another sketch-like brush drawing by the artist, “Head Study.” Provenance: Private collection, Hesse - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.