Rössing, Karl (1897 Gmunden/Austria - 1987 Wels/ibid.)

Lot 1515 limit € 160

Color linocut, representation of the flying Lilienthal, signed in lead on the right under the print and limited 2/100 on the left, behind glass in the frame (minor damage), minor signs of age, image section approx. 80 x 59 cm, with frame approx. 86 x 64 cm, 1913-17 studies at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich with Richard Riemerschmid, Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke and Adalbert Niemayer, 1919 exhibition in the Neue Secession in Munich, acquaintance with Rainer Maria Rilke, 1921 participation in the International Black and White Exhibition, Appointment to the Folkwang School in Essen, 1926 professorship, 1947 appointment to the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart as a tenured professor, 1953-55 rector, 1955-57 vice-rector