Fritz Uphoff (1890, Witten – 1966, Worpswede), *the Reader*, Ca. 1930
Artist: Fritz Uphoff
Fritz Uphoff (1890, Witten – 1966, Worpswede), The Reader, ca. 1930,pencil drawing on colored-coated paper, 29.5 cm x 48.5 cm (dimensions ofthe sheet), mounted on thin cardboard, signed “Fritz Uphoff” lower left. -
wavy atthe corners due to mounting
The youngwoman, drawn with precise contours, is absorbed in her reading andunwittingly reveals her naked beauty to the viewer. This naïve naturalness isfully in the spirit of a new culture of the body and an ode toyouth that resonates in Art Nouveau. The colorful structure that coversthe entire work evokes a sense of gentle sensuality and lends thedepiction 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 Worpswede artists’ colony,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 the Art of theBook). 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 atthe corners due to mounting
The youngwoman, drawn with precise contours, is absorbed in her reading andunwittingly reveals her naked beauty to the viewer. This naïve naturalness isfully in the spirit of a new culture of the body and an ode toyouth that resonates in Art Nouveau. The colorful structure that coversthe entire work evokes a sense of gentle sensuality and lends thedepiction 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 Worpswede artists’ colony,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 the Art of theBook). 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.
240 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern Art
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Paper
Length: 48 cm
Width: 29 cm
Reference (ID): 1781632
Availability: In stock
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