Wrestlers in a Circus
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art and Bequest of William R. Valentiner
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Wrestlers in a Circus

1909
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938) visual detail
ArtistErnst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938)
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Provenance

Public
1938-1957

Artist’s estate, sold to Grosshennig Gallery

1957

(Galerie Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, Germany, sold to Otto Gerson Gallery)

1957 - by 1960

(Otto Gerson Gallery, New York, lent to Grosshennig Gallery on commission)

By 1960-1963

(Galerie Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, Germany, returned unsold to Marlborough-Gerson Gallery)

1963-1964

(Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York, sold to Allan Frumkin)

1964-1966

(Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY, sold to E.V. Thaw)

1966

(E. V. Thaw, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

Source provenance text

Artist’s estate, sold to Grosshennig Gallery (Galerie Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, Germany, sold to Otto Gerson Gallery) (Otto Gerson Gallery, New York, lent to Grosshennig Gallery on commission) (Galerie Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, Germany, returned unsold to Marlborough-Gerson Gallery) (Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York, sold to Allan Frumkin) (Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY, sold to E.V. Thaw) (E. V. Thaw, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

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Source exhibition text

Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966). Brucke Artists 1905 - 1910. Brücke-Museum Berlin, Berlin (Dahlem), Germany (organizer) (September 8-October 28, 1973).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Locked in a dangerous embrace, beefy wrestlers writhe on a brightly colored mat. Famous for his scenes of urban life, Kirchner uses loose brushstrokes to capture the blur of bodies in motion. Imagine watching this intense match, surrounded by screaming spectators.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 8 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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