Abendunterhaltung. 1911.
Woodcut.
Signed and dated. On firm paper. 39.2 x 49.7 cm (15.4 x 19.5 in). Sheet: 49,8 x 59,8 cm (19,6 x 23,6 in).
[JS].

• Rarity. This is the first time a print of this rare "Brücke" woodcut is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Large-format woodcut from the "Brücke" heyday.
• The bold composition with the trimmed heads on the left and the clearly visible grain of the woodblock make this a particularly fascinating work.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Elfriede Wirnitzer, Baden-Baden.
Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (acquired from the above in 1987, with the collector's stamp on the reverse, 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, pp. 224, SHG no. 301 (illu.).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 35, SHG no. 83 (illu.).

Slightly irregularly browned, thus with partial light spotting in the lower part of the image. With traces of soiling and rubbing in the margins and with paper losses and tears around the edges, mostly closed. Small mended paper losses in the corners.