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The Sea near Staberhuk

1908
(German, 1880–1938)
Germany, 20th century
lithograph
Gift of Louise S. Richards in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year 1974.104
Catalogue raisonné: Dube 53
Location: not on view
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner made this print during the first year that he learned the lithographic process. In contrast to convention, he wished to make it immediately apparent that a lithograph was not a drawing. To do so, he used lithographic wash to draw right to the edges of the stone, abruptly cutting off the composition and emphasizing the stone’s irregular contour with inked edges. The spontaneity of the quickly drawn marks that mimic the weather and wind of the sea, coupled with the emphasis on the materiality of the stone, matched Kirchner’s quest for truth in his art.
The Sea near Staberhuk

The Sea near Staberhuk

1908

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

(German, 1880–1938)
Germany, 20th century

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