Art Basel 43 Art Feature, Hall 2.0 Booth G8 14th 17th June 2012

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1 GALERIE HENZE & KETTERER AG Kirchstrasse 26 - CH 3114 Wichtrach/Bern Tel. +41/31/ Fax: +41/31/ modernart@henze-ketterer.com GALERIE HENZE & KETTERER & TRIEBOLD Wettsteinstrasse 4 CH 4125 Riehen/Basel Tel: +41/61/ Fax:+41/61/ ghkt@artgalleries.ch Art Basel 43 Art Feature, Hall 2.0 Booth G8 14th 17th June 2012 Street Scene with Hairdresser Salon Oil on canvas Gordon x 100 cm Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in Davos Paintings and Watercolours Galerie Henze & Ketterer AG Wichtrach/ Bern Galerie Henze & Ketterer & Triebold Riehen/ Basel Kunst von der klassischen Moderne bis in die Gegenwart Galerie - Kunsthandlung - Kunstbuchhandlung -Verlag - Archive Ausstellungen - Ankauf - Verkauf - Kommission - Schätzung Beratung bezüglich Dokumentation Echtheit Konservierung Versicherung Transport Konzeptionelle und organisatorische Betreuung von Kunstausstellungen und Kunstsammlungen Dienstag-Freitag Uhr - Samstag Uhr

2 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in Davos Paintings and Watercolours We are very pleased to present at Art Basel a one-man man-show by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, whose estate we represent since We are showing an exclusive selection of oil paintings and watercolours by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner created in Davos between 1917 and In 1905, the students of architecture at the Dresden Technical School, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff founded the artists group Die Brücke. Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Cuno Amiet and Otto Mueller joined the group some time later, as did a remarkably large number of non-active supporting members. The group moved to Berlin in 1911, but then broke up two years later, in The group s programmatic plea for freedom of life and of movement, for liberation from tradition, was a necessary reaction against prevailing academic teachings and notions. It was an extreme reaction and one that led to the development of a completely new form of artistic expression. The members of the group worked together very closely during the eight years of its existence. They shared each other s studios, joined each other on many an intensive painting excursion, jointly produced annual portfolios of their prints and took part in group exhibitions both in Germany and abroad. Although their work manifested considerable similarities, especially during the Brücke years, they largely retained their individuality of style. Indeed, it was precisely this individuality, this absence of any common style but rather the group s emphasis on absolute freedom of artistic expression, that enabled each one of these Brücke artists to continue to develop his own characteristic language of form after the group s ultimate dissolution. The numerous exhibitions in recent years marking the centenary of the founding of Die Brücke testify to the unbroken contemporary relevance from 1910 right up until the present day of a movement in art that had finally succeeded, following the inception of photography, in liberating itself from the function of art as a means of depiction. The group s way of transfiguring reality in art was to heighten expression through an exaggeration and distortion of form, colour and gesture. Their influence on their own time is clearly evidenced by works of their contemporaries. Like many other revolutionary developments around 1910, this approach still has a far-reaching influence on the art until now. Especially the Brücke artists have continued to influence the work of many artists right up until the present day. While the above-named artists all belonged to the same group, their respective individuality of style is unmistakable, especially when viewed as in our exhibition: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in Davos at Art Basel 43 Art Features, which contains oil-paintings and watercolours. When Ernst Ludwig Kirchner came to Davos in 1917 he did not think he would stay there for the rest of his life. But the fascination of the alpine environment as well as the unstable political situation in Germany and the rest of Europe convinced him not to leave Switzerland s stable and safe haven. For Ernst Ludwig Kirchners oeuvre this was a very lucky decision as, compared to his contemporaries, very little works were destroyed in WW II. In Galerie Henze & Ketterer & Triebold, Wettsteinstrasse 4, CH-4125 Riehen, just one tram-stop before Fondation Beyeler, we are showing a large selection of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner s drawings and graphic works of the theme dance and human being to complete our presentation at Art 43 Basel Art Features. It would be our pleasure to welcome you there. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Der Tanz Menschenbilder 9th June 25th August Opening hours: Tu. - Fr Uhr, Sa Uhr

3 Street in Twilight Oil on canvas Gordon ,5 x 81 cm. Flowers and Figures Watercolour, gouache and indian ink over crayon ,6 x 37,4 cm. Conversation in a Café Watercolour and crayon x 43 cm.

4 Mary Wigman s Death Dancer Oil on canvas 1926/1928. Gordon x 149 cm. Singer at the Piano Oil on canvas1930. Gordon x 150 cm.

5 Striding Nude in Forest Coloured crayon and watercolour x 36 cm. Playing Bathers Oil on canvas Gordon x 73 cm. Harem Oil on canvas Gordon x 120 cm.

6 Mountaincoats Coloured crayon x 35,5 cm. Two running Goats Ink and watercolour x 50 cm. Mountain Shepherd in Autumn (Mountain Shepherd with Goats) Oil on canvas1921. Gordon x 90,5 cm.

7 Bouquet and Sculpture in font of a Window Watercolour x 32 cm. The Couple Oil on cardboard1917. Gordon x 34 cm. Blühender Berghang bei Clavadel Farbige Kreiden um x 35 cm. Peasants Planting Watercolour and black crayon x 50 cm.

8 Kuh Aquarell über Bleistift ,5 x 44,5 cm. Schreitender auf grünem Grund Gordon. 70,5 x 60,5 cm. Imaginary Nocturnal Landscape in Green and Black Oil on canvas Gordon x 150 cm.

9 Sertig Path Oil on canvas. Gordon x 100 cm.