Drypoint etching.
Gercken 1464 III (of III). Dube R 513 III (of III). Schiefler R 482. Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Eigendruck", "III Zustand" and "98". With the estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570 b) and the hand-written registration number " R 482 III" on the reverse. One of to date 3 known copies. On firm brownish wove paper. 29.8 x 24.9 cm. Sheet: 36 x 29,4 cm.
The plate is at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe. [AW].
- After his relocation in 1923, Kirchner captured the Sertig Valley in various artistic media, here in a particularly dynamic way. - Only three copies known to date. - Created in the solitude of Kirchner's last retreat, the "Haus am Wildboden" near Davos, where Kirchner committed suicide in 1938. - From the artist's family.
We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Günther Gercken for his kind expert advice.