Pencil drawing. With the estate stamp (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written number "B Be / Bg 101" on the reverse. On smooth wove paper. 52.2 x 39.3 cm. , nearly the full sheet. [CH].
- Dynamic scene in an appealing format. - From the much sought-after Berlin period (1911-1917), which also included Kirchner's famous "Berlin street scenes". - The female nude in the studio is one of the most important motifs in the artist's oeuvre and is an expression of his masterful, direct account of moments and movements. - The studio as a living and working space: Kirchner often integrated elements from his attic apartment on Körnerstrasse in Berlin into his works.
This work is documented in the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
LITERATURE: Galerie Roman Norbert Ketterer, Campione d'Italia 1971, cat. no. 64 (illu.). Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin 1972, cat. no. 211 (illu.). Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich 1980, lot 117 (illu.). Galeria Henze, Campione d'Italia 1986/1987, cat. no. 12/18 (illu.) Ketterer Kunst, Munich, auction 212, Moderne Kunst I, December 2, 1996, lot 25 (illu.).