In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

Will Grohmann

Author, German, 1887 - 1968

Arnolds Graphische Bücher

Publisher

Johannes Pässler

Printer

The image displays a section of a page from a book. The illustration features a stylized human face in profile, facing right, with simple black lines depicting the forehead, eye, nose, mouth, and hair. The background is plain. Surrounding the illustration is German text, with the number "23" in the lower right corner.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut from a bound volume with 17 woodcuts (including title page and front and back covers) and three photomechanical relief prints (of drawings) on coated paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    book: 27 × 21 × 2 cm (10 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.627.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1980, nos. 832, 834-847, 849

  • Series Title

    Arnolds Graphische Bûcher (Second Series, Volume 6)

  • Volume Title

    Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Associated Artworks

See all 20 artworks
The image shows two abstract human-like figures holding hands, outlined in bold black lines on a yellow background. The figures are contained within a rectangular frame with an abstract shape indicating a facial form above them. The design appears simplistic and primitive, with recognizable human shapes. Additionally, text in bold black font is placed at the top and bottom of the image, enhancing its geometric aesthetic.

Front cover from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Will Grohmann, Arnolds Graphische Bücher, Johannes Pässler

1925

The image features strong black lines forming abstract figures on a mustard-yellow background. Two humanoid figures stand side by side, resembling ancient petroglyphs or cave drawings, and they are depicted holding hands. Above them is a geometric shape. The figures are framed by bold vertical rectangles. The words "ZEICHNUNGEN VON ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER" and "ARNOLDS GRAPHISCHE BÜCHER" are inscribed at the top and bottom in a bold, stylized font.

Kirchner - Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Will Grohmann, Johannes Pässler, Arnolds Graphische Bücher

1925

This is a drawing of a book cover design. The cover features black and red typography listing the title, author, and publication details. The text reads "WGrohmann Kirchner-Zeichnungen 100 Tafeln und zahlreiche Holzschnitte im Text Arnolds Graphische Bücher Zweite Folge Band 6 Verlag Ernst Arnold Dresden 1925." To the right side of the text is an illustration of a standing human figure depicted in a stylized manner with thick black lines and minimalist details.

Title page from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Will Grohmann, Arnolds Graphische Bücher, Johannes Pässler

1925

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, June 23, 1997, lot 529); [1] Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739); gift to NGA, 2012.
[1] The donor archive also includes a second receipt for the same publication from Ars Libri, Boston, in 1991.

Associated Names

You may be interested in

Loading Results