Street Corner in Dresden (Strassenecke Dresden)

1909

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

The image depicts an urban environment in a minimalist style with thin lines. The viewpoint is from street level, showing a path curving towards a cluster of buildings. A tall, leafless tree is on the left, and a building is on the right. In the middle are buildings with geometric rooftops. The scene lacks a visible horizon, focusing solely on urban structures. The bold, hurried sketches give an impressionistic feel. The monochromatic color palette of grays and black creates a stark effect. The composition is balanced by the placement of architectural elements and the path that leads the viewer's gaze into the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on blotting paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.8 x 13.6 cm (3 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 18 x 22 cm (7 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.77.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dube 1967, Vol. (I), no. 60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kirchner estate (L. Supp. 1570b annotated R 631). (Roman Norbert Ketterer, Lugano); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740), purchased June 21, 1983; gift to NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Dube, Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube. E.L. Kirchner; das graphische Werke. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1967.

1985

  • NGA Kainen Coll. 1985, 5, repro. p.16.

Inscriptions

lower right in purple pencil: E.L. Kirchner; lower left verso in graphite: K9727 C-3939; lower right verso in purple pencil: 54; lower right verso in graphite: 9384

Wikidata ID

Q74071203

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