Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Foyer-Szene - image-1

Lot 435 Dα

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Foyer-Szene

Auction 1059 - overview Cologne
27.11.2015, 18:00 - Modern Art
Estimate: 12.000 € - 15.000 €

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Foyer-Szene
1927

Etching, drawn-over in black pen and ink by the artist, on smooth paper 30.1 x 24.9 cm (39.3/39.8 x 31.2/31.5 cm) Framed under glass. Inscribed 'Foyerszene 1. Zustand überzeichnet' in lower margin. Basel estate stamp (Lugt 1570b) verso, therein inscribed in handwriting "R 546 I". This is the only drawn-over proof mentioned by Dube and the only known proof of the first state.

Catalogue Raisonné

Dube R 556, Ist state

Certificate

We would like to thank Günther Gercken, Lütjensee, for the friendly, complimentary information.

Provenance

Karl&Faber, Munich, 25th-27th November 1976, lot1432; Karl&Faber, Munich, 29th/30th May 1980, lot 1489; C.G. Boerner, Düsseldorf 1984; Private collection, Rhineland