Sitzende (im Atelier, sich das Haar ordnend). Um 1908/09.
Pencil drawing.
On off-white wove paper. 16.2 x 20.8 cm (6.3 x 8.1 in), size of sheet. [AM].

• Spontaneous nude from the sought-after "Brücke" period.
• Great expressiveness in a small format.
• With a few lines, Kirchner rendered a depiction of a strong presence.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Theo Hill, Cologne (mount with label).
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 142, SHG no. 122 (with illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 301, SHG no. 682 (with illu.).

In good condition. Paper slightly discolored and slightly skinned. With isolated kinks, with a barely visible blemish.