Zwischenwelt. 1929.
Pencil- and color pen on firm paper.
Lower right signed and dated. Barely legibly inscribed "ZWISCHENWELT" in the upper margin . 63.5 x 40 cm (25 x 15.7 in), size of sheet.
[AR].
• Preliminary drawing for the cover of the artist's first book publication (Zwischenwelt. Ein Intermezzo, Berlin 1931).
• The autobiographical text of "Zwischenwelt" deals with his relationship with Speedy, his indispensable muse, dominatrix and wife.
• From the mid-1920s, the artist's unmistakable style, clear lines and erotic motifs made him one of the main representatives of New Objectivity in Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Private collection.
Ever since family-owned.

LITERATURE: On the publication "Zwischenwelt. Ein Intermezzo" cf.: Dirk Heißerer, Rudolf Schlichter. Bibliographie, Flein bei Heilbronn 1998, p. 7, no. A 1 (illu. in black and white on p. 6).

Good overall impression. Mount staining and overall with foxing and tiny to isolated larger brown spots. Few handling marks, as well as with a tiny marginal tear in upper right (ca. 0.5 cm).