Young Shepherd with Flower
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
German, 1880–1938, active in Switzerland 1917–1938
Date1918
MediumOil with small additions of wax on canvas
Dimensions27 1/2 x 24 in. (69.8 x 61 cm)
Frame: 33 3/4 x 30 x 3 1/4 in. (85.7 x 76.2 x 8.3 cm)
Frame: 33 3/4 x 30 x 3 1/4 in. (85.7 x 76.2 x 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object numberG.63.23.1
On View
On viewProvenanceProbably created Switzerland, 1918; collection of the artist; possibly purchased from the artist by W. R. Valentiner, Detroit, MI, 1937 [1]; Valentiner Estate, Raleigh, NC, 1958 [2]; to NCMA, by bequest, 1965.
[1] Valentiner mentions buying an oil painting after Kirchner’s Detroit exhibition. See note in curatorial file.
[2] L.58.12.8-VE
[1] Valentiner mentions buying an oil painting after Kirchner’s Detroit exhibition. See note in curatorial file.
[2] L.58.12.8-VE
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