402
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Titelvignette zum Programm der Künstlergruppe "Brücke", 1906.
Woodcut
Estimate:
€ 2,000 / $ 2,280
Sold:
€ 8,750 / $ 9,975

(incl. surcharge)
402
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Titelvignette zum Programm der Künstlergruppe "Brücke", 1906.
Woodcut
Estimate:
€ 2,000 / $ 2,280
Sold:
€ 8,750 / $ 9,975

(incl. surcharge)
 

Titelvignette zum Programm der Künstlergruppe "Brücke". 1906.
Woodcut.
Gercken A-27. Dube H. 695. Monogrammed in wooden block in bottom center. From an edition of 6 known copies. On laid paper. 7.5 x 4.2 cm (2.9 x 1.6 in). Sheet: 13,3 x 9,6 cm (5,2 x 3,8 in).
[SM].
• Of the six known copies four are museum-owned.
• Extremely rare.
• The last time a copy was offered on the international auction market was 60 years ago (artprice.com)
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PROVENANCE: Collection Hermann Gerlinger, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Collection Hermann Gerlinger, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Collection Hermann Gerlinger, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Collection Hermann Gerlinger, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Hans Bolliger, E. W. Kornfeld, Ausstellung Künstlergruppe Brücke. Jahresmappen 1906-12, Bern 1958, p. 24, 29a (with illu., different copy).
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke, Collection Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 99, SHG no. 38 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Collection Hermann Gerlinger, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 290, SHG no. 657 (with illu.).

In addition to the first printed matter "Unser Programm", the artists conceived a leaflet for which Kirchner produces three different woodcuts. Here the term "Künstlergemeinschaft“(artist community) was discarded and changed to "Künstlergruppe" (artist group). In addition, Kirchner concentrated on the design of the lettering that should become emblematic for the "Brücke" artists, framed by a ghostly-looking figure from the front (below) and from behind as well standing on its head (above). A new "brand" was created. [MvL]





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