Christian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 in Gross Niendorf, Kreis Segeberg, Germany - January 8, 1938 in Hagen, Westfalia, Germany) was a German painter, one of the important representatives of Germanexpressionism. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Hagen Hagen is the 37th largest city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Westfalia is the designation of various specially-coachbuilt Volkswagen camper vans. ... The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893) which inspired 20th century Expressionists Portrait of Eduard Kosmack by Egon Schiele Rehe im Walde by Franz Marc On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ...
He was over 50 years old when he started to paint in the new expressionist style. In 1937 his works were confiscated, he was forbidden to paint and excluded from the "Preussische Akademie der Kuenste in Berlin". 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
ChristianRohlfs was born in Niendorf in Holstein on 22 December 1849.
Rohlfs' own tendency of expressive composition corresponded to the beginning Expressionism of the 'Brücke', to which early exhibitions at the Folkwang-museum attended.
After the Nazis seized power Rohlfs was expelled from the Preußische Kunstakademie der Künste in 1937 and 412 of his paintings were rated 'degenerate' and were removed from German museums.
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