Indian ink over opaque white with sgraffito technique on cardboard
Germany, mid-20th century
Barthel Gilles (1891-1977) - German painter of the New Objectivity
Each sheet signed ‘B Gilles’ lower right
Sheet dimensions: circa 35 x 25 cm
Partly matted and framed under glass: 35 x 24.8 cm; 53 x 40.5 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Collection W. and H. Blume, S. 

Condition:
Most of the sheets are mounted under a mat to the corners. There are overall in good condition, showing some small paint losses in part. The frames are slightly worn. The sheets’ dimensions are circa 35 x 25 cm, while the frame measure 35 x 24.8 resp. 53 x 40.5 cm.

Barthel Gilles (1891-1977)
Barthel Gilles studied at the Industrial School of Cologne to become a decorative painter. During this time he created his first autodidact paintings. He continued his studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy (1909-11) and was called into military service from 1914 to 1918 where he was wounded. He then settled down in Cologne and became part of a Düsseldorf artist group as well as the Ausstellungs-Gemeinschaft Kölner Maler. After having initially used expressionist color and brushwork, his works of the 1920s show a clear orientation towards New Objectivity. Gilles created portraits, landscapes and genre paintings, later also religious themes. Formally, he took up the traditions of the old German masters and the Pre-Raphaelites, whereby he used wood as painting support. He travelled Europe extensively from Spain to Scandinavia. A selection of his works are owned by the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum in Aachen. (cko)

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