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The Saxon painter Albert Emil Kirchner was born in Leipzig on 12 May 1813 and died in Munich on 4 June 1885. From 1828, he studied drawing and anatomy under Friedrich Brauer at the Leipzig Academy. He continued his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, then in Dresden under J. C. Dahl and Caspar David.
He settled in Munich in 1832 and became a member of the Academy. His exhibition activity took him to Dresden, Breslau and Munich, among other places. A drawing dated 28 September 1833, entitled Überwachsenes Gemäuer einer Kirchenruine, bears witness to work in pen and pencil, with washes in places; the sale catalogue describes it as signed and dated at the lower right. His monogram consists of the letters “A” and “K”.
This profile brings together identity references for Albert Emil Kirchner and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
1 references are documented at Schuler. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Pen and ink and pencil, washed in places, 28
Überwachsenes Gemäuer einer Kirchenruine
Tuschfeder und Bleistift, stellenweise laviert, 28
Catalogue period : 2020-06-22
Published result : 400 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
