Hippodrome

1910

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

This is an illustration of a circus scene. It shows the interior of a circus tent with a ringmaster or performer leading a horse around the ring. A figure is seated atop the horse wearing a large hat, and another figure stands at the side of the ring. Abstract shapes and lines in the background suggest the presence of an audience. The tent's ceiling is decorated with drapery, creating a festive atmosphere. The drawing style is simple and sketch-like, emphasizing line work to depict movement and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.7 x 24.9 cm (7 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.1 x 26.6 cm (8 11/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.710

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 104

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unverkäuflich E.L. Kirchner (described in L.1570a-d). Unidentified private Collection, Rheinland, Germany. [1] (C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, 1954). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 1, 2007; gift to NGA, 2012.
[1] According to dealer receipt.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. E.L. Kirchner; das graphische Werke. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1967, no. (I) 104

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Eigendruck; lower right in graphite: EL Kirchner; bottom right by later hand in graphite: No. 15

Markings

Zoll I 27 (Swiss Customs?)

Wikidata ID

Q76557737

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