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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.35
People
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German (Rottluff near Chemnitz 1884 - 1976 West Berlin)
Title
The White Cloud
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Die weisse Wolke
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1936
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/97424

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and black ink on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
50 x 69.3 cm (19 11/16 x 27 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in black ink at l.r.: S Rottluff
  • inscription: on verso at l.l., graphite, handwritten: 67/48
  • inscription: on backing board (removed), graphite, handwritten, German: 48.67 / Die weisse Wolke
  • inscription: l.r., graphite, handwritten, in artist's hand: 365i (circled)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gabriele Geier, Breitbrunn, Germany, Purchase, Gift, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Gabriele Geier on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Busch-Reisinger Museum
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.35
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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