Around 1910, the German artist Christian Rohlfs evolved towards expressionism. During the First World War he began to concentrate more and more on watercolours. For religious themes such as Moses beholds the Promised Land (room B), Rohlfs used primarily oil or tempera on canvas. For simple subjects such as flowers or street scenes, he preferred watercolour. From his studio in Hagen he made numerous sketches of passers-by, capturing images of soldiers returning from the front and of the impoverished population. A sketch like Poverty is more than a fleeting impression and shows Rohlf's commitment to the misery of the people.
| Artist |
Christian Rohlfs
RKD
VIAF
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| Title | Poverty |
| Date | 1919 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Germany TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | monogram and year bottom right: CR 19 |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
watercolour
AAT
gouache AAT |
| Inventory number | 1991-G |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Lasnitzki, Tony Koksijde 1991-06-18 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1991-G |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3905/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25I
city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions
Iconclass
25I141 street Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D1121 tot, toddler ~ the ages of man Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 42A3 mother and baby or young child Iconclass 42G2112 mother (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2121 son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2122 daughter (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 55BB1 Poverty; 'Poverta', 'Poverta del doni', 'Poverta in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
German Expressionism
Expressionist (style) AAT Modernist AAT |
| 200 jaar verzamelen : Collectieboek Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Arnout Balis, Robert Hoozee, Maximiliaan P.J. Martens, Paul Van Haute. - Gent : Ludion, 2000 (p. 271 (ill. 196)) |
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