Christian Rohlfs
| 1849 |
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Born in Niendorf near Segeberg |
| 1870 - 1874 |
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Attended Grand Ducal Art Academy in Weimar;
lengthy hospital stays |
| From 1885 |
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Active as freelance artist |
| 1900 |
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First contact with Karl Ernst Osthaus |
| 1901 |
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Moved to Hagen; became member of the Special Association
of West German Art Aficionados and Artists and of the
Free Secession; participated in important exhibitions;
earned much commendation for major one-man shows in Berlin,
Hanover and Düsseldorf. |
| 1924 |
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Membership in the Prussian Academy of the Arts in
Berlin |
| 1929 |
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Founding of the Christian Rohlfs Museum in Hagen |
| 1937 |
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More than 400 of his artworks were declared "degenerate" and
removed from German museums; Rohlfs was barred from exhibiting
his work and was expelled from the Prussian Academy of
the Arts. |
| 1938 |
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Died in Hagen |
Picture Descriptions
CHRISTIAN ROHLFS
1.Strollers (Couple), 1921, 14,5 x 23,7 cm, woodcut in reddish-brown,
hand-rubbed print, signed by the artist on the reverse, Vogt 124,
Utermann 180
2.CHRISTIAN ROHLFS
Floral Still-life, 1933, 33,4 x 24,2 cm, colored pastels, monogrammed
and dated, on laid paper
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