Two Nudes [obverse]

1907

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Nude Figure [reverse]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1907

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; his estate; (Galerie Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); purchased 26 December 1978 by Mr. and Mrs. Wallace F. Holladay, Washington, D.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland; gift 1979 to NGA.

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Exhibition History

1992

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Paintings, Drawings and Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no cat.

1997

  • Body, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1997, no. 74, repro.

2003

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938 [London title: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: The Dresden and Berlin Years], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2003, no. 7, repro.

2005

  • Brüke: The Birth of German Expressionism (Brüke: El naixement de l'expressionisme alemany), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona; Berlinische Galerie, 2005-2006, no. 36, repro.

2009

  • Brücke: The Birth of Expressionism in Dresden and Berlin, 1905-1913, Neue Galerie New York, 2009, no. 43, repro.

2018

  • German Expressionism: E.L. Kirchner's Imaginary Travels, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, 2018-2019, pl. 14.

2019

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Neue Galerie New York, 2019 - 2020, no. 4, repro.

Bibliography

1968

  • Gordon, Donald E. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968: 331, no. 440cv, repro. 420 (mislabeled no. 440av).

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 216, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20191137

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