Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Moonrise: Soldier and Maiden

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Moonrise: Soldier and Maiden
Date1905
PlaceDresden, Germany
MediumOil on board
Dimensions27 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (69.9 × 49.5 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number98.286
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
223 Beck Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceKirchner Estate, Dresden; Norman R. Ketterer, Lugano; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1968; gift to the MFAH from Mrs. Audrey Jones Beck, 1998.
Exhibition HistoryEXCOLLECTION: Kirchner Estate, Dresden, Germany
EXCOLLECTION: Roman N. Ketterer, Lugano, Switzerland
EXCOLLECTION: Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, Texas, 1968
EXHIBITED: Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "U.S. Loan Exhibition", 1971-1973.
EXHIBITED: Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck", 1974, pp. 56-57.

Exhibited: "The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, September 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There appears to be some question as to the origin of the "03" inscription -- see conservation file report by Wynne Phelan, Feb 1, 1983.:
Signed and dated lower right recto: "E L Kirchner / 03".
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