Annette Kolb

1926

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image features a stylized depiction of a person's head and upper torso. The subject faces forward with their head slightly turned to the right. The facial features are abstract, with linear patterns defining the contours of the face. The eyes are wide, the nose is elongated, and the lips are emphasized with dark lines. The person wears a dark hat and a garment with a large white collar. The background is plain, with no distracting elements. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut printed in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 42 x 28 cm (16 9/16 x 11 in.)
    sheet: 54.5 x 38 cm (21 7/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.696

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (W), no. 547, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L. 1570b) H 551 II. (Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 31, 1979; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. E.L. Kirchner; das graphische Werke. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1967, no. (W) 547, ii/ii

Inscriptions

bottom left by later hand in graphite: Sch II 551/Annette Kolbe II; bottom right by later hand in graphite: D; lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K10106; II Nase, Kinnbein; lower right verso by later hand in graphite: 9y89

Wikidata ID

Q76557691

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