Good general condition, note a tear at the top left that is not visible in the front view because it is hidden by the Marie Louise, and also a small pinhole in the middle of the invisible drawing. This work comes from a part of the studio's inventory that was in a drawing box, see attached photo; other works are available in my store featuring abstractions from the 1930s and drawings from the Art Brut period after the 1950s. ⸻ Artwork description This work by Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss, created in the 1930s, is a gouache on paper approximately 23 × 17 cm in size. It features an abstract composition centered on a dynamic circular form, painted on a rectangular sheet. The use of gouache, with its matte and dense rendering, enhances the intensity of the colors and the vibration of the shapes. The composition reflects formal explorations around rhythm and visual balance, connected to the geometrical abstraction of the time. The work is signed in the lower right corner with the initials "K. K." and bears a studio stamp on the back, guaranteeing its authenticity. This piece is fully part of Kosnick-Kloss's abstract period, influenced by her exchanges with Parisian avant-garde circles and her artistic affinities with Sonia Delaunay. ⸻ Biography of Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss (1892 – after 1966) Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss, born in 1892, is a Franco-German artist whose work spans several major currents of modern art: abstraction, engaged art, and a more free vein, close to Art Brut, in the last decades of her life. She is also known for her artistic and personal collaboration with Otto Freundlich, a major figure of spiritual abstraction. ⸻ ? Education and early years Few details are known about her initial training, but she was active in Paris from the 1920s. She frequents avant-garde circles, where she meets Otto Freundlich, a sculptor and theorist of abstraction of German origin, with whom she shares her life and studio. She becomes an essential collaborator of Freundlich, contributing to his work and sharing his ideas on the universality of art and the spirituality of forms. ⸻ ? Abstract period (1920s-1930s) In the 1930s, Kosnick-Kloss developed a rhythmic geometric abstraction, influenced by constructivism, orphism (from Robert and Sonia Delaunay), and theories on color. She produced gouaches and drawings where circles and spirals dominate, evoking cosmic harmony. She is in contact with Sonia Delaunay, with whom she shares a colorist sensitivity and an interest in integrating art into everyday life (clothing, textiles, objects). Although less known, Kosnick-Kloss participates in this female ecosystem of abstraction, often overshadowed by official history. ⸻ ? Political engagement and exile With the rise of Nazism, Kosnick-Kloss and Freundlich exiled themselves to the south of France. Otto Freundlich, of Jewish descent and considered by the Nazis as a representative of "degenerate art," was arrested in 1943 and deported to Majdanek, where he was murdered. Jeanne survived the war and preserved the legacy of their joint work. Her post-war work, freer and more intuitive, seems marked by this trauma. ⸻ ? Art Brut / free expression period (1950s-1960s) In the 1950s and 60s, Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss adopted a more spontaneous plastic writing, marked by irregular shapes, primitive figures, and personal symbols. This vein associates her with Art Brut or a form of naive expressionism, in the lineage of Dubuffet. She continues a discreet but coherent body of work, asserting a deeply personal aesthetic, on the margins of dominant currents. ⸻ Legacy and recognition Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss remains today an unknown but significant figure of European abstraction. Her work is inseparable from that of Otto Freundlich, of whom she was the artistic partner and the guardian of memory after the war. She continues to be rediscovered through exhibitions dedicated to Freundlich or female abstraction. Recommended products Provided by Very Beautiful Gouache on Paper 1930 Jeanne Kosnick Kloss Abstract Vintage See the product Very Beautiful Collage on Paper 1930 Jeanne Kosnick Kloss Abstract Signed KK Vintage See the product Type: Gouache Style: 1930 Genre: Abstract Features: On Paper Theme: Abstract Country of Origin: France