Sale: 447 / Modern Art II, June 08. 2017 in Munich Lot 46

 

46
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Paar beim Tanz, Um 1911.
Pencil drawing
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,400
Sold:
€ 12,500 / $ 13,500

(incl. surcharge)
Paar beim Tanz. Um 1911.
Pencil drawing.
On thin, light creme wove paper. 21 x 16.7 cm (8.2 x 6.5 in), size of sheet.

The drawing is registered at the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.

The sketches Kirchner made in theaters and cafés in Berlin before WWI served as basis for later compositions. However, Kirchner did not regard them as mere preliminary sketches, but as independent works that deserve to be seen as such. [KD]



46
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Paar beim Tanz, Um 1911.
Pencil drawing
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,400
Sold:
€ 12,500 / $ 13,500

(incl. surcharge)