Dodo and an Older Woman Reclining before a Mirror

1909

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

This image is a minimalist, linear illustration featuring three nude female figures. The woman to the right is in a semi-reclined position, leaning on her left arm. Her face shows closed eyes and neutral lips, with short styled hair. The middle woman is also reclined, with bent legs and her face turned towards the viewer. The third woman on the left appears seated or lying on her side, facing towards the center. All the figures have simple facial features and hair, suggesting relaxed postures. There are no clothes, jewelry, or objects depicted, and the background is a blank, pale gray or off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on heavy gray-green paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.8 x 43.2 cm (13 5/16 x 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.75.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist via Galeria Henze, Lugano.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 14, as Two Women Reclining before a Mirror.

2003

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2003, no. 14.

Bibliography

1985

  • Galerie Henze & R.N. Ketterer, ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER, Lugano: 1985, no.140.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 14.

2003

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2003: 19, no. 14.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: 4505 / K4873 / C1120 / K4873; lower left verso in black ink: C 1120 / K 4873; lower left verso stamped: NACHLASS / E.L. KIRCHNER; lower left verso in black ink: FDre/B g 27

Wikidata ID

Q64559835

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