Sale: 601 / Day Sale, Dec. 06. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 116002267
Lot 116002267
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116002267
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Unterhaltung im Café, Ca. 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 11,700 - 17,550
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Unterhaltung im Café. Ca. 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil.
Verso with estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and with hand-written registration number "F Dre / Bi 45"". 27 x 21.8 cm (10.6 x 8.5 in), almost the full sheet.
This work si documented at the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate
Galierie Theo Hill, Cologne
Private collection (acquired from aforementioned in 1964)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne
Private collection, Germany.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil.
Verso with estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and with hand-written registration number "F Dre / Bi 45"". 27 x 21.8 cm (10.6 x 8.5 in), almost the full sheet.
This work si documented at the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate
Galierie Theo Hill, Cologne
Private collection (acquired from aforementioned in 1964)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne
Private collection, Germany.
"Drawing to distraction" was Kirchner's credo, accordingly, a remarkable abundance of a variety of drawings has been preserved. The swift account of a situation, often by overlooking certain deatils, makes for the special charm of the graphic oeuvre of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, which is rightly considered the best one within German Expressionism. The sheet "Unterhaltung im Café" is part of the group of works in which Kirchner examined metropolitan life, one of his most important themes in those days. It is a prime example of a quickly sketched drawing and the artist's striking apprehension.
116002267
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Unterhaltung im Café, Ca. 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 11,700 - 17,550
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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