Sale: 350 / Modern Art, June 19. 2009 in Munich Lot 263

 
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Mädchen mit Hut


263
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Mädchen mit Hut, 1908.
Lithograph
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 12,960
Sold:
€ 14,640 / $ 15,811

(incl. surcharge)
Lot: 263
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 Aschaffenburg - 1938 Davos
Mädchen mit Hut. 1908.
Lithograph.
Dube L 61. Inscribed "K 109" in lower margin by a hand other than that of the artist and "Schiefler Seite 137 Nr. 70" in lower right. On brownish wove paper laid down on cardboard. 33,3 x 38,2 cm (13,1 x 15 in). Sheet: 38 x 44,5 cm (15 x 17,5 in).
Presumably hand-printed by the artist, omissive in places. With stamp of authenticity by Walter Kirchner on verso, there signed, dated and numbered "109" by Walter Kirchner.

PROVENANCE: Private collection South Germany.

In firm, energetic strokes, Kirchner has captured the contours of his motif in this lithograph. Although the composition is still reminiscent of the works he produced in the Jugendstil era, the present lithograph already reveals all features of the mature signature that Kirchner would continue to consolidate in the years to come. An economical style of drawing and the avoidance of pointedly narrative elements have become the actual vehicles for the composition. The lack of painterly qualities in this spontaneous sketch would remain a stylistic hallmark of Kirchner’s, who configured his prints as a draughtsman would. The slight irregularities in the print are due to the experimental approach characteristic of the Expressionists’ handling of the graphic medium. Variations of the kind that occur in Kirchner’s graphic works are not so much proof of a gradual attainment of an ultimate goal as they are the result of experimental handling of the medium and the techniques associated with it. [KD].

In good condition. Slightly discolored. With minor isolated stains, mostly in margins.

EUR: 12.000 - 15.000DIFF.(19%)
US$: 16.368 - 20.460




263
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Mädchen mit Hut, 1908.
Lithograph
Estimate:
€ 12,000 / $ 12,960
Sold:
€ 14,640 / $ 15,811

(incl. surcharge)