Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938)

Schlemihl Meets His Shadow (Schlemihls Begegnung mit dem Schatten)

Date:

(1915-16)

Medium:

Woodcut with oil additions

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 12 1/8 x 11 13/16" (30.8 x 30 cm); sheet (irreg.): 22 7/16 x 16 1/4" (57 x 41.2 cm)

Paper:

Beige, smooth, wove.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

The artist, Berlin

Edition:

one of 2 proofs of the first state, each with unique watercolor additions (total edition of states I-II: 10)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Heinz Schultz

Reference:

Sch. (H)270. Dube (H)268/Ia. Gercken 779.

MoMA Number:

48.1957

Themes:

Literary Subjects, Primitivism

Techniques:

Woodcut