Keywords: 20th Century Art, Early 20th Century, Mid 20th Century, Portrait, Signed, Woman, Female Sitter, Seated Figure, European Art, Floral Still Life, Lilies, Vase, Figurative

Summary:
Adolf de Haer double-sided signed mixed media painting on paper. One side depicts a half-length female nude with curled blonde hair and a red ribbon. The reverse depicts a floral still life of orange lilies arranged in a vase before a distant landscape with trees. Signed lower left and dated 1942

His artistic work has been recognized through numerous awards, he received, among others, the 1921 Dürer Award of the City of Nuremberg and 1928 the industrial price of the city Düsseldorf.

His oeuvre from the 1920s focused mainly on landscape motifs in black and white. These early works are mostly the style of the Rhenish Expressionism, with aspects of Cubism, assigned. In the course of his work de Haer favored still lifes and nudes, characterized by delicate colors. During the outgoing 1930s and 1940s, much of his work was in de Haers's then residence Kaiserswerth. Also at that time, interest in his work was strong and the artist participated in numerous prestigious exhibitions.

Measurement: 24 1/2 x 19 in. (62.2 x 48.3 cm.) approx

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