Oil/wood. 31 x 24,5 cm. Lo. le. monogr. RJ, verso sign. R. Janthur in pencil. - German expressionist. J. studied at the Breslau Kunstgewerbeschule before moving to Berlin, followed by a sojourn in Greece in 1911. The same year he exhibited with the Berlin secession. For some time J. was member of the avantgardist 'Novembergruppe' in Berlin. The artist also worked as an illustrator. Mus.: New York, USA (Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum) Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer.