Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
Bogenschießende Mädchen (Marcella und Senta). 1910.
Watercolor on paper.
With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number “A Dre/Bf 14” on the reverse. 20.8 x 16 cm (8.1 x 6.2 in), size of sheet.
With a fragmentarily preserved sketch of a tree on the reverse. [CH].
• From the peak of the Dresden “Brücke” period (1905–1911).
• Vivid colors and contrasts, strong contours, and reduced, angular forms embody the main characteristics of Expressionism.
• The motif of female archers can also be found in Kirchner’s famous painting “Fränzi with a Bow and Arrow” (1910, Gordon 178).
PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946; with the estate stamp numbered by hand on the reverse).
Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett Roman Norbert Ketterer, Stuttgart (1954).
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (1968).
Private collection, Berlin.
Galerie Bassenge, Berlin (1998).
Private collection, Southern Germany.
In the family’s possession ever since.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
Bogenschießende Mädchen (Marcella und Senta). 1910.
Watercolor on paper.
With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number “A Dre/Bf 14” on the reverse. 20.8 x 16 cm (8.1 x 6.2 in), size of sheet.
With a fragmentarily preserved sketch of a tree on the reverse. [CH].
• From the peak of the Dresden “Brücke” period (1905–1911).
• Vivid colors and contrasts, strong contours, and reduced, angular forms embody the main characteristics of Expressionism.
• The motif of female archers can also be found in Kirchner’s famous painting “Fränzi with a Bow and Arrow” (1910, Gordon 178).
PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946; with the estate stamp numbered by hand on the reverse).
Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett Roman Norbert Ketterer, Stuttgart (1954).
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (1968).
Private collection, Berlin.
Galerie Bassenge, Berlin (1998).
Private collection, Southern Germany.
In the family’s possession ever since.
