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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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Black-and-white woodcut of two nude women in a room, one reclining in a striped chair, one seated on a patterned cushion.

Summer

1911

Charcoal drawing on yellow paper of a reclining nude figure and a seated woman with dark hair, in bold angular lines.

Fränzi Reclining

1910

Ink and watercolor drawing of two nude bathers, one standing in a red cap and one reclining, set among green foliage and blue

Two Bathers near the Woods

1910/1911

Crayon sketch of a river landscape with green hills, a yellow shore, and two figures in a rowing boat.

Elbe Landscape Near Dresden

1909

Red and black woodcut book cover with angular figures of men and bold title lettering for Jakob Bosshart's stories.

Jakob Bosshart: Neben der Heerstrasse (Jakob Bosshart: Near Main Street)

1922

Black-and-white print of nude women dancing in angular poses around a large black shadow shape in the center.

Nudes Dancing around a Shadow

1936

Red endpaper with black woodcut band showing clustered faces on the left and two nude figures on the right.

Vorsatz (front endpapers) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924

Open notebook with handwritten German printing notes and a pasted printed label reading Echos de l'Hotel Drouot.

Bucheinband (cover) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1912/1922

Pink sheet with blue woodcut-style faces on the left, two hunched figures on the right, and handwritten German notes.

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

1912/1922

Purple and black woodcut title page for Georg Heym's Umbra Vitae showing a shadowy figure with clawed hands, beside a handwri

Titelblatt (title page) 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

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 woman reclining with one leg raised and head turned, drawn on tan paper.

Turnende Fränzi

1910

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 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

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

Akte (sich umarmendes Paar)

1910

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

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

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

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

Archers

1935

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

Wild cows

1933

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

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

Frauenkirch

1924