{"product_id":"maria-verkundigung-heinrich-campendonk","title":"Maria Verkündigung - Heinrich Campendonk","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1914 Expressionist watercolour by Heinrich Campendonk, depicting the Annunciation through a dreamlike, folk-inspired lens with symbolic figures and animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeinrich Campendonk, a member of the Der Blaue Reiter group, produced this work in 1914. The composition depicts the Annunciation through a lens of folk-inspired Expressionism. Campendonk rejects traditional religious iconography, opting instead for a dreamlike, symbolic arrangement of figures and animals. The central figure of the Virgin is rendered with a distinct blue face, a recurring motif in his work that suggests a spiritual or otherworldly state. She sits amidst a collection of creatures, including a large ox and smaller sheep, which evoke the nativity scene while simultaneously grounding the image in a pastoral, almost mystical, setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe application of watercolour and gouache creates a soft, atmospheric quality. The colours are applied with a degree of transparency, allowing the paper to show through in areas, which contributes to the ethereal nature of the scene. Geometric stars and a sweeping yellow arc occupy the upper portion of the composition, providing a celestial counterpoint to the earthly figures below. The figures themselves are elongated and simplified, reflecting the artist's interest in primitive art and the reduction of form to its essential components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCampendonk's approach to the subject is personal and idiosyncratic. He avoids the rigid perspective of earlier religious art, preferring a flattened, decorative space where the boundaries between the human, animal, and divine realms are porous. The work demonstrates his ability to synthesise modern artistic concerns with a sense of wonder and narrative simplicity. By placing the Annunciation within this quiet, populated space, he shifts the focus from the dramatic event itself to the internal, contemplative experience of the subject. The result is a composition that feels both intimate and expansive, characteristic of the experimental spirit prevalent in the Munich art scene during the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/glass-painting-with-the-sun-small-pleasures-wassily-kandinsky\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eGlass Painting with the Sun (Small Pleasures) by Wassily Kandinsky\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/head-albert-bloch-albert-bloch\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eHead (Albert Bloch) by Albert Bloch\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heinrich Campendonk","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138497413455,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138503901519,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59138503934287,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Maria-Verk-ndigung_Poster_CompositorV1_1792119620077.jpg?v=1792197238","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/maria-verkundigung-heinrich-campendonk","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}