Lithograph. Signed and inscribed "Handdruck 1. Abzug". One of to date 6 known copies. On snmooth wove paper. 33 x 38.5 cm. Sheet: 40,1 x 46,3 cm.
- First and early print from only six known copies. - Only one copy has ever been offered on the international auction market, almost 30 years ago (source: artprice.com). - Kirchner also immortalized the bosquet on Albertplatz in Dresden in a painting of the same name from the same year. - Charming, atmospheric street scene from the best “Brücke” period. - Street scenes are among the most important subjects in Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's oeuvre. - Other copies from this edition are at, among others, the Museum Folkwang, Essen, and the Kunsthalle Hamburg.
LITERATURE: Günther Gercken, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Kritisches Werkverzeichnis der Druckgraphik, vol. 2 (1909-1911), Bern 2013, catalogue raisonné no. 526 (illustrated). Annemarie and Wolf-Dieter Dube, E. L. Kirchner. Das graphische Werk, Munich 1967, catalogue raisonné no. L.162. Gustav Schiefler, Die Graphik Ernst Ludwig Kirchners, Vol. 1 (until 1916), Berlin-Charlottenburg 1926, catalogue raisonné no. L.170.

Wolfgang Wittrock Kunsthandel, Berlin. Private collection, Great Britain (acquired from the above in 2002)

In good condition. With an expertly restored, small tear and a faint water stain at the top edge of the sheet. A few expertly executed paper fillings. Print in strong impression.