Footpaths and Pavilion in the Dresden Grosser Garten
c. 1909
Medium
black crayon on brown wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 33.1 x 43.6 cm (13 1/16 x 17 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Epstein Family Fund
Accession Number
1982.71.1
Art Historical Context
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's *Footpaths and Pavilion in Dresden Grosser Garten*c. 1909) captures a serene moment in one of Dresden's most beloved public parks, the sprawling Grosser Garten. Rendered in bold black crayon on warm brown wove paper (.1 x 43.6 cm), this showcases winding footpaths leading toward a distant pavilion, evoking the atmosphere of early 20th-century urban. As a foundational work from Kirchner's Dresden period, it reflects his fascination with everyday landscapes transformed through personal vision. A pioneer of German Expressionism and co-founder of the revolutionary artist g...
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...