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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unpublished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
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