Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

German · 1880–1938 · Painter, Printmaker

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker. He was one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the… (Wikipedia)

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker. He was one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art. Kirchner volunteered for army service in the First World War, but soon suffered a breakdown and was discharged. His work was branded as "degenerate" by the Nazis in 1937 and more than 600 of his works were sold or destroyed.

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Born 1880, AschaffenburgDied 1938, Davos FrauenkirchOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, Illustrator, PhotographerWikidata Q229272 ↗ULAN 500027704 ↗Museum works 24

expressionismExpressionism

Also known as E. L. Kirchner, Emil Ludwig Kirchner, Ernest Ludwig Kirchner, Ernst L. Kirchner, ErnStLudwig Kirchner, Kirchner, L. De Marsalle, L. de Marselle and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Two Nudes [obverse] — **Two Nudes [obverse]**1907 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Wilhelmina and Wallace F. Hollad…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Nude Figure [reverse] — **Nude Figure [reverse]**1907 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Wilhelmina and Wallace F. Hollad…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse] — **Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse]**1909/1910 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, Gift i…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, The Visit - Couple and Newcomer — **The Visit - Couple and Newcomer**1922 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, Gift i…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Two Girls under an Umbrella — **Two Girls under an Umbrella**1910 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman —…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Port Scene (Hafenbild) — **Port Scene (Hafenbild)**1908 · woodcut
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Geitenhoeder met zijn kudde in de bergen — **Geitenhoeder met zijn kudde in de bergen**1890 - 1938
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, David Müller — **David Müller**1919
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Five Women on the Street — **Five Women on the Street**1914
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street Corner in Dresden (Strassenecke Dresden) — **Street Corner in Dresden (Strassenecke Dresden)**1909
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Bridge on Crown Prince Embankment (Brucke am Kronprinzenufer) — **Bridge on Crown Prince Embankment (Brucke am Kronprinzenufer)**1909
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Reclining Nude — **Reclining Nude**1907
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Dancing Couple — **Dancing Couple**1909
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Russian Dancers — **Russian Dancers**1909
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Three Bathers by Stones — **Three Bathers by Stones**1913
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Acrobat on a Horse (Voltigeuse zu Pferd) — **Acrobat on a Horse (Voltigeuse zu Pferd)**1913
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Wrestlers in a Circus — **Wrestlers in a Circus**1909 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of A…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Man's Head with Nude — **Man's Head with Nude**1908 · Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club — public domain …

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Poster for Die Brücke — **Poster for Die Brücke**1907 · Lithograph in green and gold on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Harold Joachim Purchase Fund — public domain (CC0)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Two Sisters — **Two Sisters**1908 · Etching, from a zinc plate, in olive-green on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club — public domain …

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Village Street — **Village Street**1906–09 · Etching, from a brass plate, in blue-gray on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift from the estate of Curt Valentin — public doma…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Mountain Landscape with Fir Trees — **Mountain Landscape with Fir Trees**1918/19 · graphite and brush and black ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds — Open Access…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, The Sea near Staberhuk — **The Sea near Staberhuk**1908 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise S. Richards in honor of William Mathe…

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Couple in Room, Nude Man with Woman — **Couple in Room, Nude Man with Woman**1915–16 · Lithograph on yellow paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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