Women at a Table in a Room (recto) / Nude Woman (verso)

1920

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image features intricate lines and dark shapes creating an abstract representation. Within these patterns, there are outlines resembling figures around what looks like a table. Some figures have head coverings, and there are elements suggesting a vase or pitcher on the table. The use of shadow and textures adds depth to the image, evoking familiar scenes despite its abstract style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint with surface etching (recto) / graphite drawing (verso)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 25 x 31.2 cm (9 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.7 x 56 cm (14 7/16 x 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.720

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 294, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L. 1570b) R 394 II. (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased May 22, 1974; 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) 294, iii/iii

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Eigendruck Probedruck; lower right in graphite: EL Kirchner; bottom left by later hand in graphite: 1200; bottom edge left verso by later hand in graphite: 2.Z. 139; lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K 9152; II=Sch 294 II; bottom right verso by later hand in graphite: A 66476 SOR; bottom right edge verso by later hand in graphite: 645; top right edge verso by later hand in graphite: 645

Wikidata ID

Q76557758

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