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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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Book page with German poem Hymne above a woodcut of a winding river, hills, trees and small figures.

Hymne (Hymn) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1912/1922

Book page with German text and a woodcut of a striding man under a rainbow, with houses, a boat, and foliage.

Nachtwort (Night Word) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1912/1922

Woodcut of a reclining nude on a couch by a curtained window, below a German table of contents on a book page.

Liegender Rückenakt (Reclining Nude) (tailpiece, table of contents) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg He…

1912/1922

Title page of Umbra Vitae with a black and white woodcut of two figures under arching mountain-like forms.

Titelvignette (title vignette) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1912/1922

Pink endpaper with black woodcut figures in arched frames, two standing and two seated, with a handwritten note above.

Vorsatz (back endpapers) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1912/1922

Black-and-white woodcut portrait of a man's face with a mountain village of wooden houses behind him.

Head of van de Velde, Bright (Kopf van de Velde, Hell)

1917

Porträt Gustav Schiefler I

1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of two figures under a full moon beside a dark house and trees, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Paar im Mondlicht vor dem Haus

1928

Woodcut of a seated dreaming man on a balcony beneath an arch, with a crescent moon, trees and rooftops behind him.

Träumender Mann - Botho Graef auf seinem Balkon sitzend, Jena

1916

Woodcut emblem of Künstlergruppe Brücke with a vase and leaves, beside a page of bold block-lettered German text.

Signet und Programm der Künstlergruppe "Brücke"

1906

Charcoal sketch of a reclining nude woman with legs extended, a figure beside tree trunks, on tan paper.

Fränzi und liegender Mann (Heckel)

1910

Charcoal sketch of a standing figure beside a woman reclining in a hammock among tall tree trunks.

Fränzi in der Hängematte

1910

Loose black ink sketch of a house with a steep roof, a diagonal beam, a lamppost and street figures on cream paper.

Häuser in Dresden / Fränzi

1909

Charcoal sketch of a nude young girl with a bow in her hair seated in a round bathtub.

Fränzi im Badetub

1910

Charcoal sketch of a nude woman reclining with one leg raised and head turned, drawn on tan paper.

Turnende Fränzi

1910

Loose graphite sketch of nude figures and a smiling head in an interior, with raised arms in the foreground.

Fränzi und Hans

1911

Charcoal sketch of a nude woman reclining on a bed with arms behind her head, with a second figure at lower left.

Mädchen mit Katze im Arm (Kirchner zeichnet Fränzi)

1909

Loose pencil sketch of a nude female figure bending forward, with gestural lines for head, arms and legs on cream paper.

Badende

1910

Charcoal sketch of a nude woman drawing a bow, with angular arm and bow lines on cream paper.

Bogenschützin

1910

Loose pencil sketch of a Dresden street with buildings, pedestrians and a tram car on the tracks at right.

Straßenbahn in Dresden

1909

Ink sketch of a windmill with lattice sails beside scribbled trees and shrubs on a flat landscape.

Windmühle auf Fehmarn

1908

Pencil sketch of large agave plants in a curved planter with two figures walking nearby in a garden.

Das Boskett am Albertplatz in Dresden

1911

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of a seated man and two standing nude figures with simplified, angular forms.

Milly, Nelly und Sam

1910

Charcoal and orange crayon sketch of a woman's face in a headscarf, drawn in loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Marokkanerin

1909

Charcoal sketch of a woman and a man in a top hat dancing, drawn with loose, expressive lines on cream paper.

Paar beim Tanz (im Variété)

1909

Pencil sketch of an embracing couple and a reclining figure drawn in quick, angular gestural lines on cream paper.

Akte (sich umarmendes Paar)

1910

Black and white print of two mounted soldiers in caps riding horses, drawn in bold, expressive strokes.

The Barracks Courtyard (Auf dem Kasernenhof)

1916

Black and white print of a seated woman resting her head on her hand, with hatched striped skirt and bare feet.

The Dreaming Woman

1909

Colored crayon and ink sketch of a city street with a tram, overhead wires, and a tall man in a hat at left.

Großstadtstraße mit Trambahnen

1926

Sketch of a reclining nude woman on an ottoman with a fruit bowl, seated and standing figures, in colored crayon and pencil.

Liegender weiblicher Akt auf einer Ottomane

1924

Charcoal and crayon sketch of two mounted soldiers in blue jackets with three horses, drawn in loose angular strokes.

Zwei reitende Artilleristen mit drei Pferden

1915

Loose ink sketch of several figures in a studio interior, including a seated man with a mustache and standing nude figures.

Emil Nolde, Ada Nolde, Erich Heckel und Ernst Ludwig Kirchner bei der Vorbereitung eines Holzschnittes

1937

Loose ink and wash sketch of a seated man at a piano, with pencil underdrawing and keys visible at the right.

Klemperer at the piano

1915

Ink sketch of four dancing couples and a violinist, drawn in loose angular lines on pale paper.

Vier tanzende Paare und Geiger

1923

Bossarts on the balcony

1920

Expressive colored crayon portrait of a woman with swirling hair and angular black background strokes.

Portrait of Martha Hoerler

1926

Loose ink sketch of bathing figures, including a reclining nude and standing women, on pale paper.

Badende am Strand einer Bucht auf Fehmarn

1913

Pen and blue wash sketch of two people on deck chairs under a striped awning, with loose lines on grid paper.

Leute auf dem Liegestuhl

1935

Loose ink sketch of two nude women dancing, one arm raised high, drawn in quick angular lines on cream paper.

Zwei tanzende nackte Frauen

1933

Coloured pencil portrait of a young man with red hair, blue tie and yellow flowers at the left, on squared paper.

Red-haired young man

1934

Two women talking

1935

Ink and crayon drawing of archers with bows in a stylized landscape with trees, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Archers

1935

Charcoal sketch of a seated female nude with angular outlines and diagonal hatched shading on tan paper.

Woman in the tub

1910

Pencil line drawing of a dancer with curly hair, raised arm and long legs, on a pale sheet.

A Dancer

1933

Line drawing of a woman with dark bangs and bobbed hair, angular features and a necklace, in expressive hatched strokes.

Portrait of Erna

1915

Expressive colored drawing of a seated woman in blue with a young girl at a table near a window with flowers.

Swiss girl

1930

Charcoal sketch of wild cows with large horns and two standing human figures at the lower right on pale paper.

Wild cows

1933

Lesender und junges Mädchen ("Störung")

1928

Watercolor and charcoal sketch of a nude dancer on an oval stage with spectators in the background, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Dancing woman at the cabaret

1913

Expressive ink sketch of a woman's face wearing a hat, with loose hatched lines and small marks above the head.

Portrait of Erna Wearing a Hat

1917

Ink drawing of a mountain village with timber houses on steep wooded slopes and dark pine trees under a sky.

Frauenkirch

1924

Pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with dark hatched hair, drawn in loose lines on pale paper.

Liegender weiblicher Akt

1911

Loose ink sketch of an elderly woman standing beside a seated child at a table with a teapot.

Alte Frau mit Jungen am Kaffeetisch

1917

Colored pencil sketch of two women in an interior, one at a coffee table and one seated in an armchair.

Zwei Frauen am Kaffeetisch in Kirchners Atelier

1923

Expressive black ink sketch of two cows on tan paper, one head lowered in the foreground, with a figure at upper left.

Two cows

1920

Ink line sketch of a seated nude woman attending to her foot over a basin, on tan paper.

Nackte Frau bei der Pedicure

1909

Pen sketch of a seated couple at a table, with angular lines and simplified elongated faces, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Paar auf einem Sofa am Tisch

1912

Colorful crayon sketch of two women seated on a turquoise divan in an interior, with a small figure at lower left.

Zwei Mädchen auf einem Divan

1909

Pencil sketch of two tree trunks framing a view of a hut through dense, scribbled branches and undergrowth.

Blick durch zwei Fichten auf eine Hütte

1918

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman with one knee raised, with a bottle indicated in the background.

Sitzender weiblicher Akt

1911

Loose colored pencil sketch of two seated nude figures, one wearing a blue and red hat, on tan paper.

Sitting naked couple

1908

Charcoal sketch of a grazing cow on a hillside with a small figure and trees in the background.

Grazing cow

1918

Ink and wash drawing of tall spruce trees in a forest with loose black brushstrokes and gray mountain shapes behind.

Spruces in the mountains

1925

Charcoal sketch of tall fir trunks in a dense forest with dark shaded foliage and hatched ground, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Fir forest

1925