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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Quotes

1884–1976 Germany

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1 December 1884 – 10 August 1976) was a German Expressionist painter and print-maker; participating as young artist in the German artist group Die Brücke.

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The essence of art can never change. I'm convinced you can't talk about art. At best, you will have a translation, a poetic paraphrase, & as for that I'll leave that to the poets.

..we didn't have the intention at all of founding a new style.. .What we wanted, was a refusal of the outmoded, overly-cultivated art practices.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.