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Head of Ludwig Schames (Kopf Ludwig Schames)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938)
(1918). Woodcut, composition: 22 3/4 x 10 1/16" (57.8 x 25.5 cm); sheet: 24 x 16 1/8" (60.9 x 40.9 cm). Gift of Curt Valentin
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
10.1947
The artist; Gift to Curt Valentin, Buchholz Gallery, New York, April 1937 [1]; Gift to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1947.
[1] Per inscription "Herrn Curt Valentin mit allen guten Wünschen von E L Kirchner / April 37." lower middle margin, black ink, artist's hand.
Kopf Ludwig Schames
Head of Ludwig Schames
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