Sand Dredgers on the Elbe

1906

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image depicts a scene of a structure with a large triangular rooftop in the center. The horizon line is high in the image, showing various smaller structures in the distance. The style is expressive, with bold outlines and cross-hatching creating contrasts between light and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, white, and gray. The ground is textured with dark lines, and in the distance, trees and other structures are visible against the sky, creating depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.7 x 13.8 cm (4 5/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.6 x 19 cm (6 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.709

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 46

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L. 1570b) R 38 II. (Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740), purchased June 21, 1983; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. E.L. Kirchner; das graphische Werke. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1967, no. (I) 46

Inscriptions

lower left on plate: ELK; lower left in graphite: Eigendruck; lower right in graphite: EL Kirchner; upper left by later hand in graphite: 163; bottom left by later hand in graphite: Sch II 38; bottom right by later hand in graphite: 163; lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K 9723 / 3130 / K 9723; lower right verso by later hand in graphite: 9380

Wikidata ID

Q76557734

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