Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Mountain hut with storm cloud
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 Aschaffenburg - Frauenkirch/Davos 1938
Further information
Gercken 852 I (von II).
Exhibition
Im Zentrum. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Eine Hamburger Privatsammlung, Hamburger Kunsthalle u. a. 2001-2003, Kat.-Nr. 65, Abb.
Provenance
Collection of Edwin Redslob (1884–1973), Berlin;
Private collection, Northern Germany, since 1996;
Ketterer, Munich 12 December 2020, Lot 490;
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Private collection, Northern Germany, since 1996;
Ketterer, Munich 12 December 2020, Lot 490;
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Description
• Created during Kirchner’s first stay in Davos in 1917
• Motif from his immediate surroundings on the Stafelalp
• A very rare woodcut by Kirchner from the collection of the art historian Edwin Redslob, a co-founder of the Free University of Berlin
The woodcut was created in 1917 during Kirchner’s first stay in Davos, where he retired in the spring of the same year following his discharge from military service. The background to this was his poor health, which had already led to his early discharge from the military during his wartime service. His stay in Davos marked the beginning of a period lasting several years during which Kirchner lived and worked there.
During this time, the Stafelalp became an important place of work for him. Here, in addition to paintings, he produced several woodcuts in which he drew on motifs from the immediate surroundings, including mountain huts, vegetation and the Alpine landscape.
The term ‘hand proof’ refers to Kirchner’s own involvement in the printing process, which is well documented in his printmaking. Small editions and the production of different states are characteristic of his woodcuts.
• Motif from his immediate surroundings on the Stafelalp
• A very rare woodcut by Kirchner from the collection of the art historian Edwin Redslob, a co-founder of the Free University of Berlin
The woodcut was created in 1917 during Kirchner’s first stay in Davos, where he retired in the spring of the same year following his discharge from military service. The background to this was his poor health, which had already led to his early discharge from the military during his wartime service. His stay in Davos marked the beginning of a period lasting several years during which Kirchner lived and worked there.
During this time, the Stafelalp became an important place of work for him. Here, in addition to paintings, he produced several woodcuts in which he drew on motifs from the immediate surroundings, including mountain huts, vegetation and the Alpine landscape.
The term ‘hand proof’ refers to Kirchner’s own involvement in the printing process, which is well documented in his printmaking. Small editions and the production of different states are characteristic of his woodcuts.