Watercolor on laid paper
Germany, 1944
Christian Schad (1894-1982) - German painter of the New Objectivity and one of the main exponents of Verism
Signed and dated lower right ‘SCHAD 44’
Mounted into a mat in an ebonized wooden frame with silver trim
Dimensions: 22 x 16.5 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
Typical motif of the artist Christian Schad; his mountain landscapes in watercolor fetch up to €30,000 at international auctions

This fine watercolor by Christian Schad (1894-1982) dates from 1944 and depicts a snow-covered mountain landscape and a thistle bush in the foreground. Representations of plants within mountain sceneries are a recurrent subject in Schad's oeuvre. What particularly impresses in this work is the detailed and nuanced color application. Green, blue and brown in various facets determine the composition, which is accentuated in the mountain scenery highlighted in white.

The work is signed and dated ‘SCHAD 44’ lower right. It is mounted onto the backing board at the corners, matted and framed in an ebonized wooden frame with a silver trim. The sheet is in good condition, showing minor wear. The paper shows some tiny stains. The frame is in good condition. The sheet dimensions are 22 x 16.5 cm, and the overall dimensions, including the frame, are 37 x 31.5 cm.

Christian Schad (1894-1982)

Christian Schad was a German painter and important exponent of the New Objectivity and the Verism. His artistic education began at the Art Academy in Munich in the classes of Heinrich von Zügel and Carl Johann Becker-Gundahl. He left the Academy to open his own studio in Munich-Schwabing, where he created his first expressionist works influenced by the circle of the Blaue Reiter. Schad went to Zurich and produced his first Dadaist works, influenced by the foundation of the Dada movement. Here, he supported his friend, the poet Walter Serner, in his magazine Sirius. Schad developed a technique of photograms (Schadographs). From 1920 until 1925, he lived in Italy and made realist portraits. He settled in Vienna from 1925 until 1928, and then moved to Berlin, where he took part in the exhibition ‘Die Neue Sachlichkeit’. It was in Berlin, where he executed his most famous works, which can be allocated to the New Objectivity and the Verism. The Christian-Schad-Stiftung in Aschaffenburg manages his estate. Further works are in the possession of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MoMA in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid and in the Lenbachhaus in Munich. (cko)

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