Houses in Dresden with People Strolling

1909

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image shows a street scene with an architectural structure dominating the view. The horizon is unclear, and the structure's sharp lines and edges reach the top of the artwork. The drawing is done in a loose, gestural style with charcoal strokes outlining the building and figures. The color palette is monochromatic, using black on creamy paper. Figures are depicted walking or standing on a pathway, while the building's details are minimal, suggesting windows and rooflines. Other elements in the scene are abstracted for interpretation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    crayon on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.4 × 44.3 cm (12 3/4 × 17 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.670

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.L. Kirchner estate, Basel (Lugt 1570b). (Galleria Henze SNC, Como, Italy); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 7, 1990; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Inscriptions

in image, at bottom left, in black chalk: E. L. Kirchner; on verso, in graphite: C 2118 / K8803 / 8465; E. L. Kirchner estate stamp annotated in pen and black ink: K Dre l Ab 6 / C 2118 / K 8803.

Wikidata ID

Q64559855

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