Tag Archives: German Expressionism

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Self-portrait as a Soldier, 1915, oil on canvas, 27.25

Happy Birthday Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German Expressionist Painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on May 6th, 1880 in Aschaffenburg, Germany.  In 1905, Kirchner and three fellow architecture students founded the artists group Die Brücke (“The Bridge”) that promoted a modern, expressive style that could be “The … Continue reading →

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Just a Second: primitivism

Primitivism (noun) The use of non-western art styles, such as African Art, in an effort to be progressive and new.  Western artists believed that non-western art conveyed fundamental truths. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a German Expressionist, was drawn to primitivism for … Continue reading →