Raphael Kirchner

Description: Raphael Kirchner, Austrian 1876-1917- Portrait of a girl holding a urn; pencil heightened with white and ink wash on buff, signed, 27.5x18cm: together with four other pencil drawings heightened with white and ink wash on buff by the same artist depicting a girl by the sea, two girls with flowers in their hair, a girl blowing up a balloon, and a girl with flowing hair by the sea, each signed, in... More Raphael Kirchner, Austrian 1876-1917- Portrait of a girl holding a urn; pencil heightened with white and ink wash on buff, signed, 27.5x18cm: together with four other pencil drawings heightened with white and ink wash on buff by the same artist depicting a girl by the sea, two girls with flowers in their hair, a girl blowing up a balloon, and a girl with flowing hair by the sea, each signed, in matching frames, (5) Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500

Raphaël Kirchner (AUSTRIAN, 1876-1917) Mixed Media L8ANI Gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed at the lower right corner. Sight 15” x 11”, the modern frame 25” x 21”. There is a tight tear at the right edge, otherwise it appears to be in very good condition, not viewed out of the frame.

Lot 113 Raphael Kirchner Austrian/American, 1876-1917 Die lustige Witwe Signed Raphael Kirchner (ll) Mixed media on board 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches C Estimate $1,000-1,500 Toning. Wear to the edges. Matting was glued to the edges of the painting, resulting in some loss of the paint in the upper right corner. Also resulting in some glue residue scattered on the edges. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

RAPHAEL KIRCHNER (American 1867 - 1917) Fanny Brice: Ziegfeld Follies Century Girl , 1916 Pastel and graphite and opaque paint on paper 24 x 18 in. Signed lower right Raphael Kirchner was born in Vienna, Austria and along with Alphonse Mucha, was one of the most renowned Art Nouveau postcard artists of the Vienna Secessionist movement. The visionary artist later moved to France and worked as the cover artist for the wildly popular La Vie Parisienne. His radically risque portraits of sexually emancipated women were dubbed "Kirchner Girls." Kirchner moved to New York City in 1915, and was introduced to Florence Ziegfeld by Viennese architect Josef Urban, the man responsible for the ornate Follies sets and design. Ziegfeld, always an innovator, hired Kirchner as a staff artist. This pastel is a newly unearthed piece of New York City theatre history, a once-in-a generation find. Originally part of a suite of five illustrations which featured the erotic and luminous showgirls who starred in the legendary theatre revue Ziegfeld Follies, this portrait of Fanny Brice hung in the lobby of the historic Century Theatre until that famed show palace shut its doors in 1936. Few examples of Kirchner's work for Ziegfeld have come to market, and a find of this magnitude has never before been offered at auction. In historical significance, provenance, and quality the wonderful piece is unsurpassed. The plaque on the period frame for this piece reads "A Ziegfeld Girl from life by Raphael Kirchner." Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000. Condition Report*: This piece has been matted and framed to an overall size of 27.5 x 21.5 in., and the art is in Excellent condition. *Heritage Auction Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS".

RAPHAEL KIRCHNER (1876-1917) 'Study for the Rose', pencil and watercolour, 19" x 11 1/2" Provenance: Salle Drouot Paris: Bernard Danenberg: Christies London