Landscape in the Taunus

1916

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image depicts a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon line cuts across the center, with abstract shapes representing foliage and terrain. The scene is sketched in loose graphite strokes, varying in thickness and direction. Curved lines suggest landforms with subtle impressions of figures and trees. The color palette is neutral with creamy paper and dark graphite lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.2 × 21 cm (6 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.669

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg, December 2, 1999, no. 614); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1999

  • Sale catalogue. Moderne Kunst, Arbeiten auf Papier. Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg, 2 December 1999, no. 614

Wikidata ID

Q64559854

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