Ernst Ludwig KirchnerGerman, 1880–1938Mary Wigman's Dance
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Not on view at present
Where is “Mary Wigman's Dance” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1991.156.8
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
The whole life1931
Elected to the Prussian Academy of Arts
In 1931 Kirchner was made a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin.
1933
The Nazis in power: works taken from museums
The Nazis who had come to power harshly criticised Kirchner and his Brücke comrades and removed their works from museums. Kirchner took it extremely painfully: one of the chief aims of the Brücke had been precisely the development of German art, and he considered his own work its quintessence.
1933
First retrospective in Bern
In 1933 the first retrospective of Kirchner’s work was held in Bern.
1933
Selling paintings becomes impossible
When the Nazi party took power in Germany in 1933, it became impossible for Kirchner to sell his paintings.
1934
Meets Paul Klee in Bern
In 1934 Kirchner visited Bern and Zurich, finding Bern more to his liking, and met Paul Klee.
![Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse], Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909/1910](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/634157b6-d0fd-4a63-b93b-0dc1eb6c03d3/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
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![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
