Lot 87: PAUL OTTO ROSSLER (1873-1957), GOTTLOB GOTTFRIED KLEMM (1872-?) KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG DRESDEN. 1901.

39 3/4x26 3/4 inches. Niedersedlitz, Dresden.
Condition A: minor repaired tears in left and top margins; minor abrasions and creases in image. Hand-signed in pen by the artists.
Rossler, primarily a Leipzig and Dresden based specialist in decorative painting, and Klemm who worked in the same field joined forces to create this Jugendstil image with Secessionist accents. The swirly border and typography are clearly Jugendstil. The central figure, although academically rendered and highly symbolic, is treated in a modern and daring way, in flashy orange, with a boldness and simplicity that bespeak Secessionist themes. Among the many boring and heavy posters produced to promote art exhibitions in Germany during this period, this one can be considered as a brilliant exception. DFP III 2720, Kunst-Ereignisse, cover and plate 20, Wember, p. 108.