Pencil drawing. Titled and dated by a hand other than that of the artist and stamped "E.L. Kirchner Orig. Zeichnung aus Slg. Lise Gujer bei Kornfeld und Klipstein erworben durch Galerie Nierendorf bestätigt:" and signed by Florian Karsch on the reverse. On yellowish paper. 14.6 x 11.8 cm. , the full sheet. [JS].
- Big city scene from Kirchner's best creative period in Berlin, captured in energetic strokes. - From the collection of the Swiss textile artist and Kirchner's friend Lise Gujer (1893-1967). - Part of a private collection in Hamburg for almost 30 years.
LITERATURE: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Moderne Kunst des neunzehnten und zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts, Bern, June 10, 1971 (as part of a convolute, cf. lots 541-544). F. Dörling Auktionen, Hamburg, 162nd auction, Alte und Moderne Kunst, November 30, 1995, lot no. 866 (illu.).