Description
Locked in a dangerous embrace, beefy wrestlers writhe on a brightly colored mat. Famous for his scenes of urban life, Kirchner uses loose brushstrokes to capture the blur of bodies in motion. Imagine watching this intense match, surrounded by screaming spectators.
Provenance
Artist’s estate, sold to Grosshennig Gallery (1938-1957); (Galerie Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, Germany, sold to Otto Gerson Gallery) (1957); (Otto Gerson Gallery, New York, lent to Grosshennig Gallery on commission) (1957 - by 1960); (Galerie Grosshennig, Düsseldorf, Germany, returned unsold to Marlborough-Gerson Gallery) (By 1960-1963); (Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York, sold to Allan Frumkin) (1963-1964); (Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY, sold to E.V. Thaw) (1964-1966); (E. V. Thaw, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1966); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1966-)
Accession Number
1966.49
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 107.5 x 121 x 7 cm (42 5/16 x 47 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 80.5 x 94 cm (31 11/16 x 37 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art and Bequest of William R. Valentiner
