Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Blonder Maler Stirner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880-1938
Blonder Maler Stirner

stamped Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L.1570b) and inscribed with the registration no. H 408 on the reverse
woodcut printed from two blocks in rust, violet, and light and dark blues, on simili-japan paper
62,5 x 33,8 cm (image); 70,2 x 41,5 cm (sheet); 91,5 x 63 cm (framed)
Executed in 1919.

The present work is one of only five impressions of Gercken’s state IIIB, two of which are in museum collections. With margins of 38-50 mm.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition. The paper shows a light and discrete yellow discoloration inherent to time. Scattered oxidation dots (foxing) are visible on the margins, notably along the lower edge and in the lower right and left corners. Close inspection reveals a light and discrete undulation of the paper. This works has been examined unframed.

Provenance:
Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, Zurich

Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)

Private collection, Switzerland (by descent to the present owner)