Sale: 512 / Modern Art II, Dec. 12. 2020 in Munich Lot 488

 

488
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Moritzburger Badende im Gestrüpp, 1910.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 35,000 / $ 37,800

(incl. surcharge)
Moritzburger Badende im Gestrüpp. 1910.
Drypoint.
Gercken 455 I (of II). Dube R 108. Schiefler R 82. Signed and inscribed by a hand other thna that of the artist. Verso with a stamp "Unverkäuflich E. L. Kirchner" and an estate stamp (Lugt 1570b) and the hand-written number "R 82". Only to date known copy from the first state. On grayish board. 24.8 x 19.8 cm (9.7 x 7.7 in). Sheet: 29 x 22,4 cm (11,4 x 8,8 in).
Kirchner always marked one proof of his prints as unsellable and kept it for documentation purposes. [CH].
• From the artist's estate.
• Only to date known copy from the first state.
• Subtle, burred print of this rare etching from Kirchner's Moritzburg days.
• For the first time on the international auction market (source: www.artprice.com)
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany.




488
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Moritzburger Badende im Gestrüpp, 1910.
Drypoint
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,640
Sold:
€ 35,000 / $ 37,800

(incl. surcharge)