Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 1880 - 1938 Beflaggte Häuser in Dresden. Um 1908. Watercolor and pencil. With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number “A Dre/Ab 16” on the reverse. 10.3 x 12.8 cm (4 x 5 in), the full sheet. [CH]. • Kirchner skillfully transforms a Dresden street scene into a sophisticated composition of patches of color and outlines. • The artist captured the atmosphere of the urban scene on paper in a direct and reduced manner. • Created in connection with the painting “Beflaggte Häuser” (1910, Museum Folkwang, Essen). • A watercolor sketch with a closely related motif is part of the collection of the Kupferstichkabinett at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. PROVENANCE: The artist’s estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946). Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett Roman Norbert Ketterer, Stuttgart (1954). Galerie Koch, Hanover. Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 2010). In the family’s possession ever since. Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 13.29 h +/- 20 min.

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