Karl Lindemann, “Lock on the Oder,” ink and watercolor on paper, 31 x 47 cm, inscribed, signed, and dated at the bottom right: “Oderschlause Karl Lindemann/1940.” Mounted in a passe-partout and a contemporary frame.
Karl Lindemann (Kiel 1905–1975, Tiefenberg/Sonthofen). He studied under L. Faber in Kiel. In 1922, he moved to Weimar, where he became a student of Paul Klee at the Bauhaus. He also studied art history in Cologne. Influenced by Oskar Schlemmer, he developed an interest in stage design and began collaborating with theaters. In 1930, he settled in Wrocław. There, he taught at the Municipal School of Applied Arts and Crafts, painted portraits and studies of plants and animals, and created the painted decorations for the church in Karłowice. In 1940, he created a large series of works (oil paintings and 96 watercolors) documenting Wrocław. Drafted into the army in 1940, he worked at a military hospital in Wrocław. After the war, he returned with his family to Kiel.
