Sale: 342 / Modern Art / Sideways, Dec. 03. 2008 in Munich Lot 283

 
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Stehender Mädchenakt vor geschnitztem Pfosten


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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Stehender Mädchenakt vor geschnitztem Pfosten, 1924.
Pen and India ink drawing
Estimate:
€ 6,000 / $ 6,480
Sold:
€ 7,320 / $ 7,905

(incl. surcharge)

Stehender Mädchenakt vor geschnitztem Pfosten. Um 1924.
Pen and India ink drawing.
With Erna Kirchner's signature on the reverse. On cream wove paper. 23,7 : 15,5 cm (9,3 : 6,1 in), size of sheet.

PROVENIENZ: Collection Indlekofer, Basle.
Private collection South Germany.

The so-called “stove pillar” (Henze 1924/11) is discernible in this drawing behind the figure of the girl. This was a post designed, carved and painted by the artist, that appears from 1924 in any number of Kirchner prints, drawings and oil paintings. [NB]
With slight mount staining. Lower left and upper right corner with minor crease mark. The upper part with a minor handling crease.




283
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Stehender Mädchenakt vor geschnitztem Pfosten, 1924.
Pen and India ink drawing
Estimate:
€ 6,000 / $ 6,480
Sold:
€ 7,320 / $ 7,905

(incl. surcharge)