Bridge on Crown Prince Embankment (Brucke am Kronprinzenufer)
Medium
drypoint with tonal etching on blotting paper
Dimensions
plate: 20 x 25 cm (7 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 28.7 x 39.5 cm (11 5/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection
Accession Number
1985.77.3
About the Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1880–1938
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6, 1880, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to parents Ernst and Maria Kirchner, part of a family of Prussian descent that frequently relocated due to his father's career as a chemical technician. After early schooling in various towns, he studied architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule (Technical University) in Dresden from 1901 to 1905, taking courses i...