Kirchner Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938)

Die Brücke, 1909

woodcut, paper marked Elk, frame, glass
55 x 41 cm
signed E.L. Kirchner, Brücke 1909 lower left with pencil, Orig. Holzschnitt, lower centre no. 890, marked Sbírka Mojmíra Helceleta č. 6740 on the reverse


(appraisal value 150 000 – 180 000 CZK) Authenticity confirmed by prof. PhDr. Tomáš Vlček, CSc. Provenance: since 1930 in collection of Mojmír Helcelet, important collector and pharmacist, later in other privat collection. Cover of the 4th yearbook of Die Brücke from 1909. Woodcut in collection in National Gallery of Art in Washingtonu D.C.