Goats and Clouds

1919

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image shows swirling and jagged lines crisscrossing the composition, creating an abstract landscape. Some lines resemble trees, while others suggest animals or mythical creatures. The top features swirling lines that look like clouds or smoke, adding a sense of dynamic movement. The arrangement invites viewers to search for familiar objects within the chaotic scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 20 x 26.3 cm (7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 44.1 cm (12 x 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.717

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 249, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L.1570b) R 245 III. (Christie's New York, May 1, 1984, lot 115); (via Hom Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740); 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) 249, iii/iii

Inscriptions

bottom left by later hand in graphite: Sch II 245 III; bottom left verso by later hand in graphite: 19115; 6738; lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K 9021; III=Sch 245 III; lower right verso by later hand in graphite: 86y8

Watermarks

UTO BLOTTING

Wikidata ID

Q76557752

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