Art (1900-1945) > Expressionism Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Biography

Marktstand (Milchabrechnung auf der Stafelalp). Um 1917.
India Ink.
With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and the hand-written registration number "F Da/Bi 14" on the reverse. On yellowish wove paper. 29.7 x 19.5 cm (11.6 x 7.6 in), size of sheet.
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• A drawing made during the first year of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's time in Davos.
• In 1917, he spent the summer in a hut on Stafelalp above Davos.
• In addition to the mountain landscape, the rural way of life was an important source of inspiration for the artist's work.
The work is documented at the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: Artist's estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946).
Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett Roman Norbert Ketterer (from 1954).
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (April 28, 1969).
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (2006, Bassenge).
EXHIBITION: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. 1880-1938 Oils, Watercolors, Drawings and Graphics, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd. London, June - July 1969, cat. no. 52 (illu.).
LITERATURE: Karlheinz Gabler, Skizzen - Versuch einer anschaulichen Typologie, in: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner- Zeichnungenm Pastelle, Aquarelle, Museum der Stadt Aschaffenburg April 19 - May 26, 1980, p. 263 illu. 84
Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 87th auction, Kunst des 20.Jahrhunderts, May 27, 2006, lot 6720 (illu.).
The sheet displays the usual wear and tear consistent with its age. With slight mount staining, pronounced paper discoloration. The lower sheet corners with diagonal, faint crease marks. The lower sheet edge with small tear-outs.
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