Fritz Uphoff (1890, Witten – 1966, Worpswede), Female Nude, Ca. 1930
Artist: Fritz Uphoff
Fritz Uphoff (1890, Witten – 1966, Worpswede), Female Nude, ca. 1930,pencil drawing on paper covered with paint, 37.5 cm x 30.5 cm(sheet dimensions), mounted on thin cardboard, signed “Fritz Uphoff” inthe lower left corner.
- wavy at the corners due to mounting
The body, precisely modeled with pencil contours, exhibits an“S”-shaped internal movement. The modern woman, with herbob haircut, presents herself in her own way in a pose imbued withclassical grace. The face, whose features are not further defined, makesthe person depicted an archetype of the new beauty. Thechromatic structure that envelops the entire work evokes a sense ofgentle physicality and lends the depiction a sensual vibrato.
About the Artist
After training in glass painting and mosaics, Fritz Uphoffbegan his studies at the School of Applied Arts in Elberfeld, which he continuedin Munich, where he also attended Heinrich Knirr’s painting school. Numerousstudy trips took him to Belgium, France, the Netherlands, andAustria. Around 1913, he settled in the artists’ colony of Worpswede,where he married the painter Lore Schill. Together with her and his brother, the painter CarlEmil Uphoff, he founded the “WerkgemeinschaftWorpswede für Buchkunst” (Worpswede Working Community for Book Art). During the Nazi era, he was a member of the Reich Chamber of Plastic Arts, but participated in only a few exhibitions, notably the oneorganized by the Aid Organization for German Visual Arts within theNazi National Social Welfare program, which attests to his precarious situation.
- wavy at the corners due to mounting
The body, precisely modeled with pencil contours, exhibits an“S”-shaped internal movement. The modern woman, with herbob haircut, presents herself in her own way in a pose imbued withclassical grace. The face, whose features are not further defined, makesthe person depicted an archetype of the new beauty. Thechromatic structure that envelops the entire work evokes a sense ofgentle physicality and lends the depiction a sensual vibrato.
About the Artist
After training in glass painting and mosaics, Fritz Uphoffbegan his studies at the School of Applied Arts in Elberfeld, which he continuedin Munich, where he also attended Heinrich Knirr’s painting school. Numerousstudy trips took him to Belgium, France, the Netherlands, andAustria. Around 1913, he settled in the artists’ colony of Worpswede,where he married the painter Lore Schill. Together with her and his brother, the painter CarlEmil Uphoff, he founded the “WerkgemeinschaftWorpswede für Buchkunst” (Worpswede Working Community for Book Art). During the Nazi era, he was a member of the Reich Chamber of Plastic Arts, but participated in only a few exhibitions, notably the oneorganized by the Aid Organization for German Visual Arts within theNazi National Social Welfare program, which attests to his precarious situation.
180 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern Art
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Paper
Length: 37 cm
Height: 30 cm
Reference (ID): 1781628
Availability: In stock
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