Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Der gesamte Briefwechsel (The complete correspondence) IN GERMAN

Zurich, Switzerland: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2010. 4 hardcover in slipcase. NEW/no dj's as issued. Scheidegger & Spiess, 2010. IN GERMAN. Editor/Hg. Hans Delfs. Four hardcover books in printed slipcase, 17 x 24 cm each, 2360 pages, with 13 color and 203 b/w illustrations, register volume includes around 30,000 references

Ships from Hawaii. Throughout his life, Kirchner corresponded very actively with a wide variety of his contemporaries. The correspondence, published in its entirety, comprises almost 3,600 documents: including previously unpublished letters to his sponsors and patrons Eberhard Grisebach and Helene Spengler, Gustav Schiefler, the art critic Will Grohmann, the art dealers Curt Valentin and Ferdinand Möller, to museum directors, publishers, friends and in particular to his partner Erna Schilling. Letters from Erna Schilling were also included because they almost always concern Kirchner's work. This edition of letters provides a comprehensive insight into Kirchner's life and work and opens up access to what moved and motivated him. It is shocking how he was able to deeply hurt his best friends; we are amazed at how he dealt with the truth, constantly re-creating his personal reality as needed and how he manipulated the recipients and the public. The letters and draft letters are reproduced in chronological order and in the original spelling with the pen sketches in the text. The register volume includes around 30,000 references, divided into subject indexes, registers of people mentioned, works of art, exhibitions and literature.