Lot 359
  • 359

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
  • Zwei sitzende Kinder (Two seated children)
  • pencil on paper
  • 26.2 by 34.5cm., 10 1/4 by 13 1/2 in.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired on 28th April 1964)
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, 10-11th December 1970, lot 914
Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner KG, Bremen
Acquired from the above by the late owner in 1975

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in four places, floating in the mount. The upper, right and lower edges are slightly uneven. There are a few repaired tears in places along the right edge, and a possible repaired tear (approx. 13cm) running across the lower left corner. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition.
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