Reiterin. Anfang 1930s.
Pencil drawing.
Verso with the stamp “E.L.Kirchner Orig. Zeichnung / aus Slg Lise Gujer bei Kornfeld und Klipstein / erworben durch Galerie Nierendorf”. Handwritten inscription and numbered by Florian Karsch “E70-916/199” on the reverse. On yellow wove paper. 14.8 x 19.5 cm (5.8 x 7.6 in), the full sheet.
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• Painted in Switzerland, Kirchner's adopted home and creative refuge since 1917.
• The work shows shows Rosita Schneider, daughter of the owner of Café Schneider in Davos, where Kirchner was a frequent guest.
• Dynamism and movement are among the most challenging qualities that Kirchner mastered.

We are grateful to prof. Dr. Dr. Gerd Presler for his kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Lise Gujer Collection/ Estate, Davos-Sertig (until 1968: Kornfeld und Klipstein).
Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin (acquired from the above in 1968).
Private collection, Northern Germany (acquired in 1995).

LITERATURE: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Lise Gujer Collection, Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, June 15, 1968.
Karl & Faber, Munich, auction on December 5, 1995, lot 552 (illu.).

In fine condition. Sheet slightly creased and with handling marks, the upper edge slightly warped in left and right due to mounting on the reverse. Upper left edge with a smoothed crease. Sheet with isolated spots of surface dirt.