Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 1880 - 1938 Priessnitzbrücke. 1906. Oil on cardboard mounted on hardboard. Signed in the lower right (partially painted over). With the estate number “KN-Dre / Aa 6” on the reverse. 68 x 49 cm (26.7 x 19.2 in). • A PIONEERING WORK OF EXPRESSIONISM Created in 1906, just one year after the legendary artist group “Die Brücke” was founded. • BREAKTHROUGH Vibrant colors and a free, dynamic brushstroke herald Kirchner’s revolutionary visual language. • MUSEUM QUALITY RARITY The earliest “Brücke” paintings of this quality are predominantly held in museums and rarely appear on the art market. • UNUSUAL EASE Fresh green, radiant yellow, and vibrant blue lend the painting an atmosphere that is unusually cheerful for Kirchner. • FAMILY-OWNED FOR 60 YEARS A rare opportunity to acquire a significant piece from the early “Brücke” period.. PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946, with the inscribed label on the reverse). Galerie Roman Norbert Ketterer, Campione d’Italia. Collection of Prof. Dr. Kurt Nordmeyer, Essen (acquired from the above in 1966). Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (inherited from the above). EXHIBITION: Masterpieces of German Expressionism, Kunsthalle Bremen / Kunstverein Hannover / Wallraff-Richartz Museum, Cologne / Stedelijk Museum, The Hague, 1960 / Kunsthaus Zürich, 1961, cat. no. 8. LITERATURE: Donald E. Gordon, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Munich/Cambridge (MA) 1968 (English edition), CR no. 14 (with black-and-white illustration) - - Eugen Wypich, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Gemälde 1911–1917. Analytische Untersuchungen zur Werkstruktur. Giessen, 1983, p. 27. E.L.Kirchner, Galleria Roman Norbert Ketterer, Moderne Kunst, Campione d’Italia, 1964, cat. no. 6 (with color illustration on p. 18). "Did you know that around 1900 I had the bold idea of renewing German art?’ An air of this courage shines like a star over the early years of his production." Will Grohmann, E. L. Kirchner, Stuttgart 1958, p. 26. Called up: December 4, 2026 - ca. 18.04 h +/- 20 min.

Estimation:300.000€

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