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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Lot 50
Liebesgarten, 1912
Woodcut

10.0 x 9.9 in (25.4 x 25.2 cm)
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Lot 50
Liebesgarten, 1912
Woodcut
10.0 x 9.9 in (25.4 x 25.2 cm)
Estimate:
€ 7,000 - 9,000
Auction: 11 days

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Apr 15, 2025 03:24 PM
Auction number: 566
Auction name: Online Sale
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Lot Details
Woodcut. Signed. One of 7 known copies. On Blotting paper (with embossing stamp "JOHANNOT et Cie. ANNONAY"). 25.4 x 25.2 cm. Sheet: 57,5 x 41,5 cm.
Made as introductory sheet for a planned but unrealized publication of Petrarca's "Triumphs". [MH].

• Nude couples play a particularly important role in Kirchner's entire oeuvre.
• Casual outdoor nudity was an important source of inspiration for the Brücke artists and is characteristic of their expressionist work.
• Very rare: one of only seven known copies.
LITERATURE: Günther Gercken, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Kritisches Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 3. (1912-1916), Bern 2015, cat. rais. no. 592 (illustrated of a different copy). - - Karl & Faber, Munich, 159th auction, June 29/30, 1982, lot 1414 (illu.). Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 259th auction, June 6 - 8, 1985, lot 811 (illu.).
Galerie Rieder, Munich. Private collection Hesse (since 1988, acquired from the above)
Good overall impression. The sheet is unevenly browned and slightly stained. With crease marks at the bottom and right margin of the sheet and tears, partially stabilized on the reverse. The upper left corner has been professionally restored. There are also a few tiny spots of foxing in the white margins. The image is in good condition.
Lot Details
Woodcut. Signed. One of 7 known copies. On Blotting paper (with embossing stamp "JOHANNOT et Cie. ANNONAY"). 25.4 x 25.2 cm. Sheet: 57,5 x 41,5 cm.
Made as introductory sheet for a planned but unrealized publication of Petrarca's "Triumphs". [MH].

• Nude couples play a particularly important role in Kirchner's entire oeuvre.
• Casual outdoor nudity was an important source of inspiration for the Brücke artists and is characteristic of their expressionist work.
• Very rare: one of only seven known copies.
LITERATURE: Günther Gercken, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Kritisches Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 3. (1912-1916), Bern 2015, cat. rais. no. 592 (illustrated of a different copy). - - Karl & Faber, Munich, 159th auction, June 29/30, 1982, lot 1414 (illu.). Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 259th auction, June 6 - 8, 1985, lot 811 (illu.).
Galerie Rieder, Munich. Private collection Hesse (since 1988, acquired from the above)
Good overall impression. The sheet is unevenly browned and slightly stained. With crease marks at the bottom and right margin of the sheet and tears, partially stabilized on the reverse. The upper left corner has been professionally restored. There are also a few tiny spots of foxing in the white margins. The image is in good condition.
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