India Ink. With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the handwritten registration number F Dre/Bg 47"on the reverse. There also inscribed "K 4853" and "4485" by a hand other than that of the artist. On brownish paper. 44 x 34 cm. , the full sheet. [EH].
- Female nudes executed in the studio were among E. L. Kirchner and the "Brücke" artists' most important motifs in these years. - The drawing is an expression of his pure mastery in capturing the briefest of moments and quickest movements. - The "Brücke" artists described the depiction of people, especially the female nude, as "the basis of all visual art", hence it is a recurring theme throughout Kirchner's entire artistic oeuvre.

From the artist's estate (Davos 1938, Kunstmuseum Basel 1946. With the handwritten, numbered estate stamp on the reverse). Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett Roman Norbert Ketterer, Stuttgart (1954). Private collection, Northern Germany

In good condition. The left margin slightly irregular, there and in the lower right corner of the sheet with isolated slight creases. Professionally closed tears (up to 35mm) and isolated mended spots of superficial paper skinning in the lower right and in places of the left margin. The sheet is otherwise smooth and free of major impairments.