[Expressionism] Marto, Otto (pseud. Carlo Mense, 1886-1965). Street Scene
Chalk on paper. Circa 1920. Signed 'O. Marto' in lower right corner. Verso: Portrait of a Man. Ca. 20 x 17 cm (sheet). Mounted in passe-partout. Mildly stained.
The Düsseldorf painter Mense created several fine Expressionist cityscapes in the 1910s, before transitioning to New Objectivity and Magic Realism in the 1920s.