Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
German painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker (1880–1938)
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German painter, sculptor, and printmaker who lived from 1880 to 1938 and is considered a major figure in early modern art. His work helped establish Expressionism as an important artistic movement that emphasized emotion and distorted forms over realistic representation.
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- 1880
- Died
- 1938
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- 94
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- Dei Graphik Ernst Ludwig Kirchners bis 1924
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938, Zeichnungen Druckgraphik
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- Briefe an Nele und Henry van de Velde
- Emil Nolde, E.L. Kirchner
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) 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 1933, and in 1937 more than 600 of his works were sold or destroyed.
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