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The image depicts a house in the center, with two figures nearby - one working with a tool and the other standing. In the background, mountain shapes are visible. The style includes rough brushstrokes and a limited monochromatic color palette from light grays to dark blacks.
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The image depicts a house in the center, with two figures nearby - one working with a tool and the other standing. In the background, mountain shapes are visible. The style includes rough brushstrokes and a limited monochromatic color palette from light grays to dark blacks.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alpine Huts in Fog

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Date
1920
Medium
etching
Dimensions
image: 18.2 x 26.2 cm (7 3/16 x 10 5/16 in.) sheet: 40.2 x 55.3 cm (15 13/16 x 21 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.722
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • House
  • Mountain
  • Building
Provenance

Nachlass E.L. Kirchner (L. 1570b) R 350 II. Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

lower left in graphite: Eigendruck; lower right in graphite: EL Kirchner; bottom left by later hand in graphite: Sch II 350 II; lower left verso by later hand in graphite: K 95 44; II=Sch 350 II; lower left edge verso by later hand in graphite: 9201; bottom left verso by later hand in graphite: 67240; bottom center verso in graphite: Alp im Herbst Nebel

Marks

Zoll 2-28 (Swiss Customs?) bottom right corner

NGA object ID 154379. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.