Heuernte (D. 367 a II)

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Heuernte (D. 367 a II)
etching with drypoint, 1921, on sturdy wove, signed in pencil, inscribed Eigendruck, a very good, early impression of this extremely rare print, printing with lively and varied surface tone, sharp, inky plate edges and strong burr, with margins, with the artist's estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (No. K 9135) verso, laid down on cardboard at the upper corners and along the upper sheet edge in places verso, with a short (15 mm.) tear and some minor creasing at the upper left corner verso where stuck down, some minor scattered pinpoint foxing, the subject in very good condition
P. 252 x 200 mm., S. 300 x 247 mm.

Provenance

Estate of the artist (L. 1570 b)

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Lot Essay

Kirchner often portrayed himself as a passive and detached onlooker of the principal scene. In this very spontaneous and sketchily etched print, he seems to squat on top of the hill watching the peasants making hay.

Early impressions from this plate, printed by the artist himself, are exceedingly rare. In fact Wolf-Dieter and Annemarie Dube, for their catalogue raisonné of Kirchner's printed works, had to illustrate a later reprint of the plate, as an early impression, such as the present one, was not obtainable.

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