Drei Tänzerinnen (Akrobatischer Tanz). 1910.
Colored chalk drawing over pencil.
On thin smooth wove paper. 11.1 x 14.5 cm (4.3 x 5.7 in), size of shee.

• From the best "Brücke" period of the sought-after Dresden years.
• The world of vaudeville, theater and circus was one of the main subjects of the "Brücke" artists.
• E. L. Kirchner developed a particular fascination for dance in Dresden, which is reflected in the drawings, prints and paintings in his vast oeuvre.
• In his spontaneous drawings, the artist achieved the greatest possible immediacy.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, p. 148, SHG no. 140 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 309, SHG no. 702 (illu.).

In good condition, consistent with its age, slightly creased in places and with minimal creasing in the lower right corner of the sheet. A tiny brown spot next to the dancers in the upper right corner.