Tanzende Figuren. 1910.
Pencil drawing.
With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number "KO 137" on the reverse. On thin paper (presumably from a sketchbook). 19.3 x 13.2 cm (7.5 x 5.1 in), size of sheet. [EH].

• From a sketchbook.
• Sketch after the Ajanta frescoes.
• Movement and dance are key themes of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's art.

PROVENANCE: Nachlass des Künstlers (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946).
Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Würzburg (mit dem Sammlerstempel, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: 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: Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 311, SHG no. 706 (with illu.

In good condition consistent of the age. The sheet comes from a sketchbook which explains why it is slightly soiled. With a few small brownish spots. With paper adhesions on the reverse (red), pushing through to recto.