Der Geiger Häusermann. 1927.
Ink pen drawing.
Verso inscribed and with the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number "F Da/Ba 40". On wove paper. 30.8 x 50 cm (12.1 x 19.6 in), size of sheet. [CH].

• Fine, sensitive portrait of the young violinist Gustav Häusermann.
• Preliminary drawing for an etching and the painting "Der Geiger Häusermann II" (Gordon 870) from the same year.
• In 1926 and 1927 Kirchner eternalized his subtle features and gentle motions in prints, drawings and watercolors as well as in two colorful paintings.

PROVENANCE: Artist's etsate (verso with the stamp, Lugt 1570 b).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 278, SHG no. 407 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 357, SHG no. 795 (with illu.).

"The young violinist Häusermann has left. Bummer! I really liked him."
E. L. Kirchner's diary from February 15, 1927, quoted from: Lothar Grisebach (ed.), Ernst Ludwig Kirchners Davoser Tagebuch, Stuttgart 1997, p. 150.

Good overall impression. Slightly faded and margins slightly discolored and soiled and rubbed. Corners with small isolated pinholes. Lower margin with a small split. Image minimally rubbed and with a few faint creases.[JS]