November

1896

Eugen Kirchner

Associated Names
Eugen Kirchner

Artist, German, 1865 - 1938

The image shows elongated, curved lines creating an abstract representation of a pathway. Silhouetted figures walk along this path, some carrying umbrellas. In the background, there is a structure with posters and advertisements. The abstracted shadows and elongated shapes convey depth and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.5 × 20 cm (12 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.3 × 26.2 cm (14 5/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.307

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dennerlein 1970, no. 1110, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, Maryland); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 31, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Dennerlein, Ingrid. Bildende Kunst 1850-1914: Dokumentation aus Zeitschriften des Jugendstil. 2 Vols. Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1970: no. 1110, only

Inscriptions

below image, at left, in letterpress: EUGEN KIRCHNER, NOVEMBER, ORIGINALRADIERUNG PAN II 3.

Wikidata ID

Q76556584

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