Rosa Tanzpaar. 1909/10.
Watercolor and color chalks over pencil.
On paper. 21 x 16.5 cm (8.2 x 6.4 in), size of sheet. [CH].


• Spontaneous and dynamic sketch from the Dresden "Brücke" period.
• One of the rare watercolor sketches from this creative phase.
• Dance and movement play a major role in Kirchner's entire oeuvre.
• In the dance hall, cabaret, theater and circus, Kirchner studied the rapid movements and captured them in bold strokes on paper.
• Drawings, prints and important paintings from this creative phase are based on these snapshots.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 148, SHG no. 139 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 309, SHG no. 701 (illu.).

In good condition. The sheet somewhat creased in the upper margins, lower corners somewhat creased and wavy. A tiny paper loss in the upper left corner.