Performer Bowing

1909

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Associated Names
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Artist, German, 1880 - 1938

This artwork shows a partial view of a woman's body from mid-thigh upwards. She appears to be in a standing or slightly leaning position, with her arms extending outward or possibly resting on something. Her facial features are stylized and prominent, with dark, arched eyebrows, a small, defined nose, and a slightly downturned mouth. Her hair is short and dark, framing her face. She is dressed in a striking red garment that fits closely to her figure. The background of the image is abstract, featuring patches of blue and red.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kirchner Estate (Lugt 1570b). (Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 2 June 1978, lot 650); (via David Tunick, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740); gift to NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 278-279, color repro.

1992

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

2003

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2003: no. 33.

2008

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - fabige Druckgraphik, Brücke-Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 13 Sep 2008 - 23 Nov 2008; Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Bremen, Germany, 7 Dec 2008 - 15 Feb 2009.

2014

  • Modern German Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Bibliography

1967

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

1985

  • NGA Kainen Coll. 1985, 9, repro. on cover and p.20.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.278.

2003

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2003: 10, 43, no. 33.

2008

  • Gercken, Günther. Ernst Ludwig - farbige Druckgraphik. (Exh. cat. Brücke-Museum Berlin, Berlin; Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum, Bremen, 2008-2009). Berlin, 2008: no. 111.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: 1909 24 x 19; lower left verso stamped: NACHLASS / E.L. KIRCHNER; lower left verso in black ink inside stamp: L81 II D; lower left verso in graphite: K 379 / 992 / Ko / DTM127BLH; lCv//in graphite: 68 x 0 / 231 / E68-255

Markings

L 81 II D (stamp in ink, verso); RcK

Wikidata ID

Q74884393

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