Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Ballhaus mit tanzenden Mädchen - image-1

Lot 381 Dα

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Ballhaus mit tanzenden Mädchen

Auction 1143 - overview Cologne
30.11.2019, 11:30 - Modern Art II
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 11.780 € (incl. premium)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ballhaus mit tanzenden Mädchen
1911/1912

Graphite and oil crayon drawing on paper, mounted on card 11 x 9.2 cm Framed under glass. Blue stamp "NACHLASS E.L. KIRCHNER" verso on card, therein inscribed "FS Dre/Be 6" in black ink (Lugt 1570c).

The small colour pencil drawing was created during a visit to a ballroom variety either in Dresden or later in Berlin. Kirchner captured the rapidly changing impressions in sketches, characterised by the rapidness that he described as the "ecstasy of first sight".

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We would like to thank Gerd Presler, Weingarten, for his advice.