Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
Else Thöny. 1919.
Lithograph.
Verso with the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and the handwritten registration number “L 353” as well as a pencil sketch. So far, only this copy from the first edition is known. On wove paper. 42.3 x 31.5 cm (16.6 x 12.4 in). Sheet: 52 x 43,8 cm (20,4 x 17,2 in).
[AW].

• Very rare: To date, only this copy is known to exist as a print of the first state—only one copy of the second state also exists.
• Else Thöny played an important role in Kirchner's life in Davos—she was one of his favorite models.
• Part of an important private collection in Berlin for over 30 years.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection.
Private collection, Berlin (acquired from the above in 1994).

LITERATURE: Gustav Schiefler, Die Graphik Ernst Ludwig Kirchners, vol. 2 (1917-1927), Berlin-Charlottenburg 1931, CR no. L. 353 I (of II).
Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, E. L. Kirchner. Das graphische Werk, Munich 1967, CR no. L. 342 I (of II).
Günther Gercken, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Kritisches Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 4 (1917-1919), Bern 2015, CR no. 969 I (of II, with ill.).
- -
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 200th auction, December 5, 1994, lot 42 (with ill.).

In good condition. The edges of the sheet are slightly irregularly cut. The sheet is slightly browned and somewhat stained in places, with small brown spots on the edges. There are traces of studio work on some of the outer edges.