Two Women in the Room (Zwei Frauen im Raum)

c. 1906

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

There are two people in the image, closely positioned. The person on the left is seated with their back to the viewer, displaying their bare back and long hair cascading down. The individual on the right is partially turned towards the first person, in a reclined position and wearing a loose-fitting garment. The scene is depicted in monochrome with bold, expressive strokes. The background is abstract with textured patterns and strokes creating an atmospheric setting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.L. Kirchner estate, Basel (Lugt 1570b). (Galerie Henze & Ketterer & Triebold, Riehen and Basel, Switzerland); purchased by the NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Dresden-Berlin-Davos. Meisterwerke auf Papier, 1906-1937. Galerie Henze & Ketterer& Triebold, Riehen/Basel, 2014, no. 1.

2024

  • The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

Inscriptions

lower left in ink: E. L. Kirchner; lower left verso in graphite: K68986; stamp lower left verso: NACHLASS / E. L. KIRCHNER; inside stamp in ink: P Drel Bg 8

Markings

stamp verso: NACHLASS E. L. KIRCHNER (Lugt 1570b)

Wikidata ID

Q64559871

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