Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
Bergtanne im Tal (Davos). Um 1920.
Pencil drawing.
Verso stamped "E. L. Kirchner Orig. Zeichnung aus Slg. Lise Gujer. Bei Kornfeld und Klipstein". On cardboard. 16.8 x 19 cm (6.6 x 7.4 in), the full sheet. [CH].


• In the 1920s, the impressive Davos landscape was one of the greatest sources of inspiration for Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's artistic work.
• Excellent provenance: from the collection of Swiss textile artist and Kirchner's close friend Lise Gujer (1893–1967).

PROVENANCE: Collection/estate of Lise Gujer, Davos-Sertig (until 1971: Kornfeld and Klipstein).
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired from the above in 1971, with handwritten notes and a stamp on the reverse).
Private collection Günther Förg.

EXHIBITION: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Zeichnungen, Pastelle, Aquarelle, Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin, December 6, 1972–March 7, 1973, p. 53, cat. no. 267 (with b/w ill.).

LITERATURE: Galerie Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, June 10–12, 1971, lot 541ff. (collection).
Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Modern Art, November 13, 1999, lot 1041 (with black-and-white illustration, p. 223).

Sketched Davos landscape panorama with a beautiful overall impression. Brownish discoloration in the lower right corner of the sheet and along the lower right edge. Slight crease marks in the margins. Slightly more pronounced crease marks in the lower left area. Small areas of paper loss and slight surface damage on the right and bottom edges of the sheet. Isolated spots of adhesion or studio marks in the upper right half of the image. Small residues of a previous mounting on the upper edge of the sheet on the reverse, the sheet is slightly faded on the recto.
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