Girl Before a Mirror

1912/1913

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image shows abstract figures outlined with fluid pencil strokes. Two figures are depicted with bold, gestural lines, varying in thickness to define their forms and pose. The composition is expressive and spontaneous, capturing quick visual impressions on paper. The drawing conveys a sense of interaction or connection between the figures, set against a neutral backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52.5 × 39 cm (20 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.258

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.L. Kirchner estate, Basel (Lugt 1570b). (Weintraub Gallery, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., October 30, 1969; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

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

Inscriptions

on verso, E. L. Kirchner estate stamp annotated in pen and black ink: B Be I Bg 93

Wikidata ID

Q64559851

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