watercolor;
Signed and dated lower left;
17.91 x 20.87 in inch framed;
In the New Objectivity works of Willi Geiger, the earlier wild Expressionism gives way to a sober engagement with reality. In his landscape paintings of the 1920s and 1930s in particular, he develops a highly atmospheric, muted palette with a subtly mystical quality.
Rather than emotional explosions of color, Geiger employs a calm, order-seeking pictorial structure to convey the melancholic atmosphere and the overwhelming force of nature over humankind. His landscapes and socially critical portraits from this period reflect the collective disillusionment following the First World War and captivate through a distinctive, magic-realist depth.
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