Digital Guide

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880−1938)

120 - Jumping Rope, 1929

Oil on canvas, 90 × 120 cm

Estate of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Courtesy Gallery Henze & Ketterer, Wichtrach/Bern

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Comment/designation by Kirchner in 1933:
Robe Jumper.
E. L. Kirchner 29, 90 × 120 cm.
The head of the girl on the right, shown in profil-en-face, follows the motion of the rope in a series of jerky movements. The meadow is divided into zones of varying vegetation. Overall green tonality. 
 

Comparative Illustrations to the Audioguide
Abb.: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Spinning Dancer, 1931/32, oil on canvas, 85 x 72 cm, private collection