Friedrich Karl Gotsch, Nude, Sitzendes Mädchen um, 1920, Watercolor, Framed

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Friedrich karl gotsch

pries near kiel 1900 - 1984 schwesig

seated girl, circa 1920

watercolor
signed and dedicated lower right
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pries near kiel 1900 - 1984 schwesig

seated girl, circa 1920

watercolor
signed and dedicated lower right
size: 54 x 41.5 cm
frame: 77 x 63 cm
good condition, slightly browned, minor edge imperfections (see photos)
elaborately framed, museum glass

provenance: neumeister munich 1992, van ham cologne 2015

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after graduating from high school, friedrich karl gotsch, born in 1900, volunteered for military service from 1918 to 1919 and then began university studies, which he soon abandoned. As early as 1919, he began private lessons with the painter and graphic artist hans ralfs in kiel, who mentored him so successfully that he had his first solo exhibition at the kunsthalle kiel in 1920. Through ralfs, gotsch came into contact with the work of edvard munch, whom he would consider a role model throughout his life. In 1920, gotsch transferred to the dresden academy of fine arts, where he first studied under hettner and from 1921 to 1923 as a master student under kokoschka. His style in these early years was strongly influenced by his teacher's painterly expressionism, which he accentuated with graphic elements. During this time, gotsch was also very productive as a graphic artist. After a long trip to the usa, he undertook extended study trips to paris (1926/27), italy (1928), southern france (1929), and munich (1932/33) in the following years. In 1933, gotsch moved to berlin, where his work was increasingly hampered by the national socialists. In 1939, gotsch was drafted and served in the war primarily as an interpreter. His berlin studio was destroyed by bombs. In 1945, he returned to eiderstedt from british captivity. After primarily focusing on cultural policy in the early post-war years, gotsch concentrated fully on his artistic work again from 1951 onwards. Following a period of intensive engagement with picasso's cubism and experimentation with abstract forms of representation, the artist developed the "late expressionism" that characterized his subsequent oeuvre. As one of the few figurative painters of his generation, gotsch enjoyed public recognition during his lifetime. He was featured in numerous exhibitions and received prestigious awards. The acquisition of a large portion of his works for the collection of the petit palais in geneva in 1964 and the establishment of the k. F. Gotsch foundation at the schleswig-holstein state museum in 1968 fostered his international acclaim early on. This piece has an attribution mark,
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