Young Girl Drawing

1906

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image shows an etching of a person from the shoulders up, depicting slightly more than a head-and-shoulders view. The person is in a downward-facing angle with their head bowed. Their facial features are abstract and stylized, with closed eyes, a long nose, and a contemplative expression. Their hair is stylized with large, swirling forms. They are wearing a garment with a horizontal stripe pattern covering their shoulders and upper arms. Their hands are visible but the details are indistinct. There is no notable jewelry or object. The background is filled with dark cross-hatching and shading, creating depth and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.4 x 7.8 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.5 x 20 cm (10 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.707

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unverkäuflich E.L. Kirchner (described in L.1570a-d). Nachlass E.L. Kircner (L. 1570b) R 28. (Berggruen & Cie, Paris); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased December 30, 1992; 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. (I) 4

Inscriptions

lower right in blue pencil: EL Kirchner; top right verso by later hand on hinge in graphite: 4740; lower right verso by later hand in purple pencil: 27; bottom center by later hand in graphite: 67130

Wikidata ID

Q76557730

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