Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Mädchen mit Blumen (verso: Frauenporträt), 1917
Ink
Current bid:
€ 6,300 Estimate:
€ 7,000End: 10-15-24 15:26:00 Berlin
10-15-24 09:26:00 New York
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10-15-24 09:26:00 New York
10-15-24 06:26:00 Los Angeles (8 days, 06h:57m)
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Lot description
Mädchen mit Blumen (verso: Frauenporträt). Um 1917.
Ink over pencil.
Signed in lower right of the image. Inscribed “KZ 142” on the reverse. Also inscribed by a hand other than that of the artist on the reverse. On light cardboard. 50 x 38.1 cm (19.6 x 15 in), nearly the full sheet.
With the depiction of a female head on the reverse, pencil, around 1917. [CH].
• Painted on both sides: with a portrait of a woman in pencil on the reverse.
• Two dynamic portrait drawings in the typical nervous lines.
• In the year the work was made, Kirchner painted several important female portraits in oil on canvas, including those of his partner Erna Schilling and his friend Nele van de Velde.
• The portraits of fellow humans play an important role in Kirchner's entire oeuvre.
This work is documented in the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Christian Laely, Davos (taken from the aforementioned estate in 1946 and assigned to the fictitious “Gervais Collection”).
Paul Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills.
Private collection Rhineland-Palatinate.
Accurate, detailed portrait drawing in a good overall impression. The sheet minimally browned in the margins. The black ink faded with the exception of the margins. Minimal rubbing and individual traces from the making. Small creases and squeezes, predominantly in the corners. With old mounting traces on the reverse, slightly protruding onto the recto. With isolated discolorations, paper blemishes and slight rubbings on the reverse.
Ink over pencil.
Signed in lower right of the image. Inscribed “KZ 142” on the reverse. Also inscribed by a hand other than that of the artist on the reverse. On light cardboard. 50 x 38.1 cm (19.6 x 15 in), nearly the full sheet.
With the depiction of a female head on the reverse, pencil, around 1917. [CH].
• Painted on both sides: with a portrait of a woman in pencil on the reverse.
• Two dynamic portrait drawings in the typical nervous lines.
• In the year the work was made, Kirchner painted several important female portraits in oil on canvas, including those of his partner Erna Schilling and his friend Nele van de Velde.
• The portraits of fellow humans play an important role in Kirchner's entire oeuvre.
This work is documented in the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist.
Christian Laely, Davos (taken from the aforementioned estate in 1946 and assigned to the fictitious “Gervais Collection”).
Paul Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills.
Private collection Rhineland-Palatinate.
Accurate, detailed portrait drawing in a good overall impression. The sheet minimally browned in the margins. The black ink faded with the exception of the margins. Minimal rubbing and individual traces from the making. Small creases and squeezes, predominantly in the corners. With old mounting traces on the reverse, slightly protruding onto the recto. With isolated discolorations, paper blemishes and slight rubbings on the reverse.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Mädchen mit Blumen (verso: Frauenporträt), 1917
Ink
Starting bid:
€ 6,300 Estimate
€ 7,000End: 10-15-24 15:26:00 Berlin
10-15-24 09:26:00 New York
10-15-24 06:26:00 Los Angeles (8 days, 06h:57m)
10-15-24 09:26:00 New York
10-15-24 06:26:00 Los Angeles (8 days, 06h:57m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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