Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right. 56.5 x 64.5 cm.
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• Champion's landscapes captivate with their poetic, naive perspective and references to Dutch Impressionism.
• In 1932, Champion co-founded the “Sieben” (Seven) group of artists with Kanoldt, Schrimpf and Radziwill, professing a belief in “Neo-Romanticism”.
• In 1947, Champion was appointed professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, after he had devoted himself intensively to the landscapes of the Lower Rhine in his work.
LITERATURE: Lempertz, Cologne, auction on May 25, 2013, lot 730 (illu.).