E.L.K. (E.L. Kirchner). 1947.
Lithograph.
Ebner/Gabelmann 899 L II (of II). Dube L 324 II (of II). Signed, dated, nummered and titled. Fromm an edition of together 13 copies from both states. On wove paper. 42.9 x 32.6 cm (16.8 x 12.8 in). Sheet: 49,5 x 39,3 cm (19,6 x 15,5 in).
[EH].
• From the 1947 series of portraits of former "Brücke" members.
• Erich Heckel depicted his artist friend in front of a background typical of Kirchner.
• Other copies are in the artist's estate in Hemmenhofen, and at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp on the reverse, 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. 338, SHG no. 540.
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 251, SHG no. 565.

In good condition.