Good general condition, see photo. Signed on the back with the monogram. K.K. This work comes from a part of the studio collection that was in a drawing box, see attached photo; other works are available in my shop of 1930s abstractions and drawings from the Art Brut period after the 1950s. ⸻ ⸻ 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 freer vein, close to Art Brut, in the later decades of her life. She is also known for her artistic and personal collaboration with Otto Freundlich, a major figure in spiritual abstraction. ⸻ ? Training and early years Few details are known about her initial training, but she was active in Paris from the 1920s. She frequented avant-garde circles, where she met Otto Freundlich, a sculptor and theorist of abstraction of German origin, with whom she shared her life and studio. She became an essential collaborator of Freundlich, participating in 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 of color. She produced gouaches and drawings where the circle and spiral dominate, evoking cosmic harmony. She was in contact with Sonia Delaunay, with whom she shared a color sensitivity and an interest in integrating art into daily life (clothing, textiles, objects). Although less known, Kosnick-Kloss participated 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 southern France. Otto Freundlich, of Jewish origin 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 retained the legacy of their joint work. Her post-war work, more free and intuitive, seems marked by this trauma. ⸻ ? Art Brut / free expression period (1950s-1960s) In the 1950s-60s, Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss adopted a more spontaneous plastic writing, marked by irregular forms, primitive figures, and personal symbols. This vein aligns her with Art Brut or a form of naïve expressionism, in the lineage of Dubuffet. She pursued a discreet yet coherent body of work, affirming a deeply personal aesthetic, on the margins of dominant currents. ⸻ Legacy and recognition Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss remains today an unknown yet significant figure of European abstraction. Her work is inseparable from that of Otto Freundlich, with whom she was the artistic partner and guardian of memory after the war. She continues to be rediscovered through exhibitions dedicated to Freundlich or to female abstraction. Recommended products Provided by Very Beautiful Pastel on Paper 1927 Jeanne Kosnick Kloss Art Brut Old Portrait See product Very Beautiful Collage on Paper 1930 Jeanne Kosnick Kloss Abstract Signed KK Old See product Very Beautiful Pastel on Paper 1940 Jeanne Kosnick Kloss Art Brut Old Bird See product Very Beautiful Pastel on Paper 1920 Jeanne Kosnick Kloss Abstract Art Abstraction See product Type: Pastel Style: 1920 Genre: Art Brut, Outsider art Features: On Paper Theme: Animals Country of origin: France