ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER (1880-1938)

 ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER (1880-1938)

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Waldfriedhof, Davos, um 1935 
rückseitig mit Nachlassstempel 
Aquarell und Kohle auf leichtem Karton 
51 x 73 cm 

Sonnentanzerin , 1933-35

oil on canvas

70 1/4 x 53 1/2 in , 178.5 x 136 cm

Kirchenfeldbrücke, Bern
signed 'E L Kirchner' (lower right); 

with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
watercolor over pencil on paper
13½ x 19¾ in. (35 x 50.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1933

Der Berg
with Nachlass stamp (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper
14 ¼ x 20 1/8 in. (36.4 x 51.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1933

Ruderer
signed twice and inscribed 'EL Kirchner EL Kirchner Wildboden Ruderer' 

and with the Nachlass stamp 'Da/Bh1' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
47 ¼ x 52 ¾ in. (120 x 134 cm.)
Painted in 1928-1929

Knabe mit Schleuderpfeil (Jäger im Wald) 
with the Nachlass stamp numbered 'ADa/Bh14' (on the reverse) 
watercolour on paper 
13 x 10½ in. (33.2 x 26.8 cm.) 
Executed circa 1928 

Radrennen mit Motorvorspann 
signed 'EL Kirchner' (upper centre); 

signed again, titled and dated 'EL Kirchner Radrennen mit Motorvorspann 1927' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
31½ x 27¾ in. (80 x 70.5 cm.) 
Painted in 1927-1928 

Schweizer Bäuerin (Farmer's Wife)
signed 'E L Kirchner' (lower right); 

with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'K1470 A Da/Ba 9' (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
watercolour and brush and India ink on paper
19 3/4 x 16 in. (50.2 x 40.7 cm.; irregular)
Executed in 1927

Artisten 
signed and dated 'E L Kirchner 27' (lower right); 

with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
watercolor and pencil on paper 
15 1/8 x 11¼ in. (38.4 x 28.6 cm.) 
Executed in 1927 

Drei Tänzerinnen (Wigmann-Gruppe)
signed 'EL Kirchner' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and black Conté crayon on paper
20 3⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (52.7 x 36.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1926

Davos im Winter
signed 'ELKirchner' (lower right)
watercolour, brush and India ink and charcoal on paper
14 1⁄2 x 19 1⁄2 in. (36.8 x 49.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1926

Drei Akte auf Waldwiese (Drei weibliche Aktfiguren im Wald) 
with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'ADa/Bf24' (on the reverse) 
gouache, watercolour and pencil on card 
13¼ x 17½ in. (33.8 x 44.5 cm.) 
Executed in 1926 

Strassenbild vor dem Friseurladen 
signed 'E.L. Kirchner' (upper left); 

signed again, titled and inscribed 'E L Kirchner Strassenbild (vor dem Friseurladen) K.1926/134 St. Mus. Dresden' (on the reverse); numbered 'K26/134' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas 
47¼ x 39½ in. (120 x 100.3 cm.) 
Painted in 1926 

Berglandschaft 
signed 'ELKirchner' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor and charcoal on paper 
20½ x 13¾ in. (52 x 35 cm.) 
Executed circa 1924 

Sertigweg im Sommer (recto); Fehmarnküste mit grünem Himmel (verso)
signed and dated ‘EL Kirchner 23’ (lower left); 

signed again and inscribed 'Sertigweg EL Kirchner' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
47 ¼ x 35 5/8 in. (120.2 x 90.5 cm.)
Painted in 1924 (recto); Painted in 1913 (verso)

Steinbruch bei Wildboden 
signed 'EL Kirchner' (lower right); indistinctly signed again, dated and inscribed 'EL Kirchner 23 Da/Aa 38 Wildboden mit Steinbruch' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
47¼ x 35½ in. (120.1 x 90.2 cm.) 
Painted circa 1923 

Bauernpaar
with the Nachlass stamp (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
gouache, watercolour, pastel and pencil on paper
19 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (50.1 x 36 cm.)
Executed circa 1923

Drei Pferde (recto); Landschaft (verso) 
indistinctly signed 'EL Kirchner' (lower left); 

signed again, titled and dated 'EL Kirchner Pferde 23' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
27 5/8 x 31 5/8 in. (70.3 x 80.5 cm.) 
Painted circa 1923 

Akt auf einem Bett, auf die Arme gestützt (recto); Sitzender Akt (verso)
with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'FS Dre/Bg 22' (lower right; verso)
coloured crayon and pencil on paper (recto); charcoal on paper (verso)
13 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (33.2 x 43.5 cm.)

Ausstellung Deutsche Grafik im Kunstsalon Wolfsberg 
signed 'EL Kirchner' (lower right); 

with the Nachlass stamp (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
gouache on paper 
51 5/8 x 36 5/8 in. (131.1 x 93.2 cm.) 
Executed circa 1921-1923 

Bauern, plaudernd (Dube H 449) 
woodcut, 1921, on simili Japan paper, signed in pencil, a rich and even inked impression of this rare print, Dube's second, final state, printed by the artist and inscribed Handdruck in pencil, dedicated Für Herrn Professor Glaser in black ink, with margins and slightly irregular sheet edges, with inky fingerprints and other studio traces in the margins, considerable off-setting verso, with margins, in very good original condition
B. 497 x 647 mm., S. 553 x 726 mm. 

anzendes Bauernpaar (recto); 

Ansicht von Königstein aus der Zeit des Sanatoriumsauefenthaltes bei Dr. Kohnstamm (verso)
signed 'E L Kirchner' (lower left)
charcoal on paper (recto); pen and brush and ink on paper (verso)
23 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. (58.7 x 49.2 cm.)
Executed in 1920

Tangotee 
signed 'EL Kirchner' (upper center); 

signed again, titled and indistinctly inscribed 'EL Kirchner Tangothee' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
27¾ x 31 5/8 in. (70.5 x 80.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1919-1921 

Drei Hütten am Hügel, Rote Hütten
signed, inscribed and with the Nachlass stamp 'EL Kirchner Da/Aa6' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
23 ¾ x 27 ¾ in. (60.4 x 70.5 cm.)
Painted in 1919

Alter bärtiger Älpler in schwarzem Hut (Kaspar Cadiepolt), 1919
unten rechts signiert 'E.L.Kirchner'
unten links bezeichnet 'Eigendruck'
Holzschnitt
58 x 34,5 cm (Druck)
60 x 38 cm (Blatt)

Der Wasserfall (recto); Mondaufgang auf Fehmarn (verso)
signed, titled and with the Nachlass stamp 'E.L. Kirchner Der Wasserfall Da/Aa 30' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
59 1/4 x 47 1/2 in. (150.4 x 120.5 cm.)
Painted in 1919 (recto); Painted in 1914 (verso)

Portrait of Willem van Vloten
woodcut, 1918, on ivory wove paper, dedicated, dated and signed in pencil Herrn Doktor Grisebach in Dankbarkeit/ EL Kirchner/ Juli 18, annotated Handdruck, a very good impression of the second, final state, with wide margins at left and right, trimmed close to the image above and below, as printed and probably the full sheet, the sheet backed, otherwise in good condition, framed
Image 585 x 270 mm.

Blick auf die Stafelalp mit Selbstbildnis im Fenster
signed with monogram (lower right)
watercolor and charcoal on paper
11 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (29.9 x 44.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1918

Stafelalp mit Amselfluh, 1918 
rückseitig von Ernst Ludwig Kirchner mit Blaustift dediziert 'K. Luckhardt'
Öl auf Leinwand 
80 x 70 cm 

Ziegenhirt
woodcut, 1918, on heavy wove paper, an impression of the second state (of three), signed in pencil, annotated Eigendruck, with wide margins, generally in good condition, framed
Block 476 x 375 mm.

Bildnis des Dichters Frank
signed 'E.L.Kirchner.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (70.4 x 60.5 cm.)
Painted in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland in 1917

Stafelalp, Gesamtansicht (Alpaufzug)
woodcut, on smooth thin card, 1918, an exceptionally rare impression of Dube's first state (of two), signed and inscribed 'Handdruck Frau und Dr. Ludwig und ihren Kindern' in pencil, with margins, framed
Image: 13 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. (333 x 565 mm.)
Sheet: 17 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (444 x 692 mm.)

Alte Bäuerin, 1917 
unten links signiert 'E L Kirchner', unten rechts signiert und datiert 'E L Kirchner 19', rückseitig signiert, datiert und bezeichnet 'E L Kirchner, Alte Bäuerin, 1917'
Aquarell, Gouache und Tusche über Bleistift auf Papier 
48 x 35 cm 

Baumgruppe in Königstein (recto); Männergruppe (verso) 
with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse) 
charcoal and pastel on paper 
12½ x 20¼ in. (31.8 x 51.4 cm.) 
Drawn in 1916 

Kokotte im Café mit Kellner
lithograph, 1916, on stiff wove paper, signed in pencil, the only known impression of this print, with the artist's estate stamp verso, with wide margins, the sheet edges slightly irregularly trimmed, pale mount staining, some minor pinpoint foxing, generally in good condition, framed
L. 270 x 215 mm., S. 403 x 340 mm.

Tischgesellschaft (Personengruppe) 
signed and dated 'ELKirchner 1915' (lower right) 
India ink and pencil on yellow paper 
6 x 6 in. (15.1 x 15.3 cm.) 
Executed in 1915 

Liebespaar am Morgen (Lovers in the Morning)
lithograph, on heavy wove paper, 1915, signed in pencil, the second (final) state from stone E, one of three known impressions of this state (this impression cited by Gercken, there were also two impresisons of the first state), with margins at left and right, framed
Image: 19 ¾ x 23 ¼ in. (503 x 590 mm.)
Sheet: 19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (500 x 650 mm.)

Fünf Kokotten (Sch. 222; D. 240) 
woodcut, 1914, on cream wove paper, a very good impression of this rare and highly important print, second, final state, with margins, several repaired tears at the sheet edges, two reaching into the subject at left, a made-up paper loss at the upper left corner, pale mount staining, the sheet backed
B. 491 x 375 mm., S. 549 x 411 mm. 

Blaue Artisten
signed 'E L Kirchner' (upper left)
pastel on paper
26 3/4 x 20 in. (68 x 50.8 cm.)
Executed in 1914

Segelboote bei Fehmarn (Schiefler 213; Dube H 243)
woodcut, 1914, on soft cream wove paper, a good, strong impression, printing with much texture, in particular in the sea at left and right, Dube’s third, final state, not signed, with the artist's estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel verso (inscribed in ink H. 213 IV), with wide margins, presumably the full sheet, a deckle edge below and at left, the upper margin with a horizontal fold, a short tear at the right sheet edge at centre right, pale light-staining, some creases and stains in the margins
B. 420 x 404 mm., S. 617 x 435 mm.

Maskenball (D. L146; Sch. 188)
lithograph, 1914, on smooth wove paper, signed in pencil, annotated Handdruck, a fine, richly inked impression of this very rare print, with wide margins, a vertical crease extending the length of the sheet, otherwise generally in good condition, framed
L. 381 x 279 mm., S. 441 x 330 mm.

Mann und Mädchen am Tisch (Sch. 559; D. 175) 
etching, 1914, on heavy wove paper, not signed, a rich, tonal impression of this extremely rare print, with the artist's estate stamp verso, with wide margins, probably the full sheet, some minor surface dirt in the margins, various pencil inscriptions at the lower sheet edge recto, generally in good condition
P. 254 x 165 mm.,

Badende am Meer (recto)
Die Schlittenfahrt (verso)
signed 'EL Kirchner' (lower right; Die Schlittenfahrt)
oil on canvas
Badende am Meer: 40 7/8 x 30 7/8 in. (103.8 x 78.4 cm.); 
Die Schlittenfahrt: 39 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. (100.5 x 75.6 cm.)
Painted in 1913 and 1922/1926

Badende in Wellen
lithograph, 1913, on smooth heavy wove paper, Dube's first state (of two), a very good impression printing with much texture, gold dust printing on the black ink in the sky, stray ink in the upper margin and on the reverse, the sheet edges slightly irregular, some creasing, some skilfully repaired tears at the sheet edges, generally in very good condition, framed
Image 423 x 317 mm., Sheet 603 x 470 mm.

Fehmarnmädchen (Sch. 210; D. W 219)
woodcut, 1913, on smooth wove paper, Dube's second state (of four), signed and annotated 'Eigendruck' by Erna Schilling, with wide margins, generally in good condition, framed
B. 435 x 375 mm.

Gut Staberhof III
oil on canvas
32 1/8 x 35 5/8 in. (81.6 x 90.5 cm.)
Painted in 1913

Pantomime Reimann: Die Rache der Tänzerin
signed 'EL Kirchner' (lower right); signed again and inscribed 'EL Kirchner Tänzerin mit Fächer und Mann' and with the Nachlass stamp 'Be/Bi3' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 5/8 x 29 ¾ in. (100.7 x 75.5 cm.)
Painted in 1912

Segelboote im Sturm
oil on canvas
35 ½ x 47 ¼ in. (90.2 x 120 cm.)
Painted in 1912

Akt in flacher Wanne
with the Nachlass stamp and number (on the reverse) 
pencil on paper
161⁄8 x 137⁄8 in. (40.9 x 35.4 cm.)
Drawn in 1912

Boote auf dem Müggelsee
with the Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
watercolour and pencil on paper
107⁄8 x 131⁄2 in. (27.6 x 34.1 cm.)
Executed circa 1911

Tanzsaal Weisser Hirsch (D. L169) 
lithograph, 1911, on wove paper, with wide margins, generally in good condition, framed
L. 13 x 15 in. (330 x 381 mm.)
S. 15 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (384 x 460 mm.) 

Stepptanz
signed 'E.L. Kirchner' (centre right); 

with Nachlass stamp (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
watercolour and pencil on paper
8 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (21 x 25.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1911

Drei Tänzerinnen
signed and dated 'EL Kirchner 06' (lower right); 

with Nachlass stamp (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
watercolor and brush and pen and India ink on paper
13 ¼ x 17 in. (34.7 x 43.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1910

Marcella und Senta mit Bogen (Fränzi und Marzella mit Bogen)
with the Nachlass stamp and inscription 'F Dre/Bg 84' (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
brush and ink on paper
17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (45.4 x 35.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1910

Flussdampfer 
with the Nachlass stamp numbered 'FSDre/Ab16' (on the reverse) 
pastel and charcoal on card 
13 5/8 x 17 in. (34.5 x 43.2 cm.) 
Executed in 1910 

Stilleben neben geschnitztem Stuhl
wax crayon on paper
6 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (16.6 x 21 cm.)
Executed in 1909

Zwei nackte Mädchen in flacher Wanne (recto); 

Elbkähne vor gelben Haüsern, Dresden (verso)
with the Nachlass stamp 'Be/Bg 1' (on the verso) 
oil on canvas 
23 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (60.7 x 40.5 cm.) 
Painted circa 1912-1913/20 (recto); 

Painted circa 1909 (verso) (see note below) 

Blühende Bäume IV 
signed 'E L Kirchner' (on the reverse) 
oil on canvas 
16 3/8 x 20 1/8 in. (41.5 x 51.1 cm.) 
Painted in 1909 

Im See badende Mädchen, Moritzburg
signed and dated 'ELKirchner 07' (lower left); signed and dated again, titled and with Nachlass stamp 'ELKirchner 07 Im See badende Mädchen Moritzburg' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 47 ¼ in. (91.2 x 120 cm.)
Painted in Moritzburg, 1909

Landschaft bei Dresden (Landschaft mit Fluss, Dorf und gelben Bäumen)
with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'FS Dre/Aa 16' (on the reverse)
pastel on paper
7 x 9 3/8 in. (17.5 x 23.6 cm.)
Drawn circa 1909

Sitzender und liegender Akt auf Bett
with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
pastel on paper
17 x 13 5/8 in. (43.2 x 34.6 cm.)
Drawn in 1908

Zwei liegende Akte
with the Nachlass stamp and numbered 'FsDre/Bg64' (on the reverse)
wax crayon and charcoal on paper
13 x 17½ in. (34.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1908

Nacktes Mädchen vor grünem Sofa
with the Nachlass stamp and inscription 'Dre/Bg4' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39½ x 27 in. (100.7 x 68 cm.)
Painted in 1908

Im Großen Garten in Dresden (Spaziergänger im Park)
with Nachlass stamp (Lugt 1570b; on the reverse)
pen and India ink on paper
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.8 cm.)
Executed in 1907

Waldstück (recto); Bergwald mit Haus (verso)
oil on canvas
31 1/8 x 27 ¼ in. (79 x 69 cm.)
Painted in 1906 

Gruppe nackter Frauen in Unterhaltung
signed and dated 'E L Kirchner 05' (lower center); 

with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
colored wax crayons on paper
32 3/8 x 25 ¾ in. (82.3 x 65.4 cm.)
Drawn in 1905

Sitzende und Liegende (recto); Sam der Neger (verso) 
inscribed 'Sitzende und Liegende' (lower right) 
watercolour (recto); pencil (verso) on paper 
19¼ x 23 5/8 in. (49 x 60 cm.) 
Executed circa 1905