Lot 342 
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Liegendes Paar auf Ruhebett, 1934/35.
Watercolor and India ink over charcoal
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,600 Sold:
€ 35,560 / $ 40,182 (incl. surcharge)
Liegendes Paar auf Ruhebett. 1934/35.
Watercolor and India ink over charcoal.
With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and the hand-written registration number "A Da/Bi 27" on the reverse. On firm smooth Superbus Siehl wove paper (with the embossing). 36.7 x 51.2 cm (14.4 x 20.1 in), the full sheet.
• Claar and strong colors.
• Large-size, dynamic-expressive composition.
• Despite the strong expressionist graphic duct, Kirchner adds a tender intimacy to the lovers.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (with the estate stamp on the reverse, Lugt 1570 b).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired in 1998: Ketterer Kunst, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).
EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst Munich, Moderne Kunst I, 227th auction, November 30, 1998, lot 66.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 364, SHG no. 810.
Watercolor and India ink over charcoal.
With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and the hand-written registration number "A Da/Bi 27" on the reverse. On firm smooth Superbus Siehl wove paper (with the embossing). 36.7 x 51.2 cm (14.4 x 20.1 in), the full sheet.
• Claar and strong colors.
• Large-size, dynamic-expressive composition.
• Despite the strong expressionist graphic duct, Kirchner adds a tender intimacy to the lovers.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (with the estate stamp on the reverse, Lugt 1570 b).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired in 1998: Ketterer Kunst, with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).
EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).
LITERATURE: Ketterer Kunst Munich, Moderne Kunst I, 227th auction, November 30, 1998, lot 66.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 364, SHG no. 810.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner combines form-bound abstraction with a turn towards naturalistic elaborations, as can be increasingly in works from the mid-1930s. The combination and the amalgamation of the couple through the lines is reminiscent of depictions of the Hembus couple, whose visit to Kirchner in 1930 is documented in photographs by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. [EH]
342
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Liegendes Paar auf Ruhebett, 1934/35.
Watercolor and India ink over charcoal
Estimate:
€ 20,000 / $ 22,600 Sold:
€ 35,560 / $ 40,182 (incl. surcharge)
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