Waldbach / Sertigbach. 1924.
Drypoint etching.
Gercken 1464 III (of III). Dube R 513 III (of III). Schiefler R 482. Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Eigendruck", "III Zustand" and "98". With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number " R 482 III" on the reverse. One of to date 3 known copies. On firm brownish wove paper. 29.8 x 24.9 cm (11.7 x 9.8 in). Sheet: 36 x 29,4 cm (14,1 x 11,5 in).
The plate is at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe. [AW].
• After his relocation in 1923, Kirchner captured the Sertig Valley in various artistic media, here in a particularly dynamic way.
• Only three copies known to date.
• Created in the solitude of Kirchner's last retreat, the "Haus am Wildboden" near Davos, where Kirchner committed suicide in 1938.
• From the artist's family.

We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Günther Gercken for his kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Artist's estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946).
Kirchner community of heirs, Biberach (1954).
Walter Köhler Collection, Munich (since 1954, heir after Walter Kirchner, the artist's brother (died in 1954).
Evers since family-owned.

In good condition. The sheet edges slightly irregular and overall slightly wavy. Slightly browned in the mount section. Small brownish spots in the upper margin both inside and outside the image.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.