Junkerboden Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

• An important testament to the artistic renaissance in the Swiss Alps from 1918 onwards • A radically modern and powerfully abstract depiction of the Alpine landscape, entirely devoid of romantic pathos • A rare hand-printed print with the character of a unique piece Following a serious health crisis, Kirchner moved permanently to the Swiss mountains in 1918, where he rented the farmhouse ‘In den Lärchen’ in Frauenkirch near Davos. The idyllic Junkerboden high plateau below the Stafelalp, where he stayed in the summer of 1918, served as an inexhaustible source of inspiration for him. He depicted the monumentality of the Alps—entirely without romantic pathos—in powerful, often highly abstracted forms and using various techniques. Kirchner strictly rejected professional printers and usually produced his woodcuts by hand in extremely small editions, deliberately using the grain and irregularities of the woodblock as design elements. The artist utilised uneven ink application, hand-carved marks and varying ink density as means of emotional expression. Thus, every print becomes a unique piece. | 1880 Aschaffenburg - Frauenkirch/Davos 1938 | Moderne Kunst | Druckgrafik | Nummer: 26x1425 | Provenance: Paul G. Lutzeier (1909–1975), Detroit, Ann Arbor/Michigan (erworben in Deutschland während seiner Tätigkeit 1946 bis 1953 für die US-amerikanische Militärregierung in Berlin); Manuel Bilsky, Ann Arbor; Privatbesitz, USA, in den 1970er Jahren von Vorgenanntem erworben; Privatbesitz, USA, durch Erbfolge von Vorgenanntem.

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