Lot no. 526
Christian Rohlfs
Am Lago Maggiore
Aquarell und Kreidezeichnung auf festem Aquarellpapier. 24,1 x 33,3 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Unten rechts blau monogrammiert und datiert 'CR 32'. - Im alten Passepartout-Ausschnitt minimal gebräunt, sonst in schönem Erhaltungszustand.
Vogt 32/12
Provenienz
Lempertz, Köln, Auktion Moderne Kunst 671, 21.11.1991, Lot 428; Privatsammlung Rheinland
In der letzten Phase seines Spätwerks gelangt Christian Rohlfs in seiner unermüdlichen Experimentierfreudigkeit und künstlerischen Neugier zu einer spezifischen Farbgestaltung, über die er die Entmaterialisierung seiner Bildmotive mit gänzlich neuer Qualität zu vollziehen vermag. Durch mehrfaches Auswischen und Auftragen der Farbe erreicht er eine Eliminierung des Pinselstrichs zugunsten einer reinen und zugleich diffusen Farbwirkung. Diese völlig neu entwickelten formalen und inhaltlichen Möglichkeiten des Umgangs mit Farbe hat Rohlfs nicht zuletzt seinen Aufenthalten in Ascona am Lago Maggiore zu verdanken, wo sich seine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Material umso mehr mit der Frage nach der Darstellbarkeit des Lichtes verknüpft. Diese einzigartige Qualität im Umgang mit Licht und Farbe belegt auch unsere atmosphärische Landschaft: Vor der eindrucksvollen Silhouette der vom See aufsteigenden Bergkette in leuchtenden Blautönen scheint der Lago Maggiore im hellen Licht des wolkenverhangenen Himmels still und unberührt dazuliegen.
Christian Rohlfs
Am Lago Maggiore
Watercolour and chalk drawing on firm watercolour paper. 24.1 x 33.3 cm. Framed under glass. Monogrammed and dated 'CR 32' in blue lower right. - The former mat opening minimally browned, otherwise in fine condition.
Vogt 32/12
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, Modern Art Auction 671, 21 Nov. 1991, lot 428; Private collection, Rhineland
In the final phase of his late work, Christian Rohlfs's tireless enthusiasm for experimentation and his artistic curiosity led him to a specific formation of paint and colour that enabled him to realise the dematerialisation of his pictures' motifs in terms of an entirely new quality. By repeatedly rubbing out and applying the paint, he succeeded in eliminating the brushstroke in favour of a pure and simultaneously diffuse chromatic effect. Rohlfs owed this entirely new development of formal and thematic possibilities in dealing with colour not least to his stays in Ascona, on the shores of Lago Maggiore, where the exploration of his means of expression was linked all the more strongly with the question of the representability of light. This unique quality in his handling of light and colour is also documented by our atmospheric image of the lake: before the striking silhouette of the chain of mountains, which climb up from the water in glowing tones of blue, Lago Maggiore seems to lie there tranquil and unmoved in the bright light of the cloud-filled sky.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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