Katalog zur Ausstellung der K.G. "Brücke" in der Galerie Arnold, Dresden, Schloßstraße. September 1910.
Woodcut.
Title woodcut and the 14 original woodcuts monogrammed in the printing block or inscribed with the full name and, in some cases, marked in the block. Two prints of the membership directory are monogrammed in the block. Title woodcut on firm, yellowish-brown paper. The other prints and text pages on smooth wove paper. Catalog: 23.2 x 18.3 cm (9.1 x 7.2 in). Title woodcut: 16,6 x 10,9 cm (6,29 x 3,93 in).
Softcover exhibition catalog with yellow-brown orig. wrapper. Title woodcut by Erich Heckel, 18 text pages, 14 original woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Max Pechstein and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, as well as the woodcut register of passive "Brücke" members by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The woodcuts show motifs of the paintings on display, they were executed by the artists in order to save money on professional reproduction costs. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's list of passive members comprises 68 names, among them Rosa Schapire and Gustav Schiefler.
Contains: Erich Heckel, Sitzendes Kind (title woodcut), Ebner/Gabelmann 436 H I. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Rudernde Samoanerin, Gercken A-51 I. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Mann und Frau, Gercken A-52. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Badehaus, Gercken A-53. - Max Pechstein, Sitzender Mann, Krüger H 92. - Erich Heckel, Sitzender Akt (Fränzi), Ebner/Gabelmann 438 H I. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Sitzender Akt, Gercken A-54. - Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Haus im Park, Schapire H 49. - Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Schnitter, Schapire H 50. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Sandgräber am Tiber, Gercken A-55. - Max Pechstein, Artistin, Krüger H 93. - Max Pechstein, Badende, Krüger H 94. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Tanz, Gercken A-56. - Erich Heckel, Müßige Weiber, Ebner/Gabelmann 439 H I. - Erich Heckel, Schlafender, Ebner/Gabelmann 437 H I. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, title vignette member directory, Gercken A-36. - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, passive member directory I-IV, Gercken A-38-41.
Printed by C. Rich. Gärtnersche Buchdruckerei, Heinrich Niescher, Dresden 1910. [CH/MH].

• Significant, first illustrated catalog of the artist group “Brücke,” created for the major exhibition in 1910 at the Galerie Arnold in Dresden.
• Impressive original woodcuts of the “Brücke” protagonists in their unmistakable style.
• A rare and important historical document of early Expressionism.
• Additional copies are owned by, among others, the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, and the Brücke Museum in Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (presumably since 1981, with the collector's stamp Lugt 6032).

LITERATURE: Cf. Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, pp. 114-115, SHG no. 70 (illustrated in color).
Cf. Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collecion, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 175, SHG no. 391 (illustrated in color).

In good condition. The softcover is a bit frayed and has some tiny tears. With a diagonal crease on the back.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.