Sunrise over the Fiord (Flensburg Fiord)

Sunrise over the Fiord depicts a visionary landscape, comprised of varied, abstracted shapes that define the hills and sky. Schmidt-Rottluff's mastery of the medium is demonstrated here, especially in the complex gradation of line to denote depth, perspective, and form. The importance of the artist's German heritage-evidenced by the addition of his native town, Rottluff, to his name-can be seen in this impassioned rendering of the small town of Flensburg. Located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg is situated at the innermost tip of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea.