Oil painting -> List of Painters ->Christian Rohlfs

Early Days:

   Christian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 – January 8, 1938) was a German painter, one of the important representatives of German expressionism.

   He was born in Gross Niendorf, Kreis Segeberg, Germany. Rohlfs was over 50 years old when he started to paint in the new expressionist style.

 

Personal Details

Name

Christian Rohlfs

Place of Birth

Gross Niendorf, Kreis Segeberg, Germany

Date of Birth

November 22, 1849

Date of Death

January 8, 1938

Field

Painting

Nationality

German

Movement

Expressionism



Career:

   In 1937 his works were confiscated by the Nazis as degenerate art; he was forbidden to paint and excluded from the "Preussische Akademie der Künste" in Berlin. He died in Hagen, Westfalia, Germany

   Works Of Christian Rohlfs: