(Miessbach 1894 - 1982 Stuttgart)

Kinderbild Rainer Matthes. 1951.

Oil on jute, on wood.

Signed upper right: Schad 51.

50.3 x 40 cm.

Provenance:
- Estate of the artist.
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, auction 28 November 2013, lot 122.
- Private collection Germany, acquired at the above auction.

Literature:
- Ratzka, Thomas: Christian Schad 1894-1982, Werkverzeichnis Band 1: Malerei, Cologne 2008, p. 225, no. 173 (with ill.).
- Schad, B: Notizen nach 1942 - Milabile, 1996, p. 377, no. 173.

In February 1951 Christian Schad was commissioned by a clothing manufacturer from Aschaffenburg to portray his son, who was in a wheelchair as a result of polio. The artist's daily visits, which lasted until mid-March, were a tremendous experience for the boy, inducing him to prepare the art supplies for the artist before each session and then watching him intently as he worked.