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    Artist

  • Winkler, Rolf, 1884-1942

    • Title

  • [Silhouette of a couple with dog]

  • Physical Description

    1 item : paper mounted on colored silk ; 5.6" x 7.5" , 14.3 cm x 19 cm

  • Date

    circa 1915

  • Notes

    Title devised by cataloger. Signed in lower left.

  • Summary

    Detailed black silhouette of a couple and dog standing on a hill beside a clump of trees. Background is orange with spots of purple, gray, and light blue, which alludes to a sunset. Signed by artist on papercut in lower left. On mat in bottom center, artist has written "Scherenschnitt von Rolf Winkler."

  • Subject

    Couples in art; Dogs in art; Animals in art

  • Medium

    Cut-paper works; Silhouettes

  • Part Of

    Werner and Gisella Cahnman Collection, AR 25210, 25210

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Biographical/Historical Information

Rolf Winkler was a German illustrator. He studied at Graz and in Dachau under Ludwig Dill and Adolf Hölzel. He settled in Munich in 1905 and illustrated over 400 books, mostly juvenile literature.

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Winkler, Rolf: [Silhouette of a couple with dog], Leo Baeck Institute, 2005.2b.