Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

(German, 1880–1938)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German Expressionist artist known for his paintings and prints. Using lively brushwork, stylized forms, and vivid colors, he depicted portraits, landscapes, and city scenes as seen in his seminal painting Street, Dresden (1908). “A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness,” he mused. “In fact he creates new appearances of things.” Born on May 6, 1880 in Aschaffenburg, Germany, he studied architecture at the Königliche Technische Hochschule in Dresden before turning painting. Finding inspiration in the works of earlier German artists such as Albrecht Dürer, he was profoundly influenced by the expressive use of color in the work of Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch. Like the French avant-garde, Kirchner incorporated aesthetic attributes of traditional African and Oceanic art into his developing style. In 1905, he helped to found the Die Brücke group, along with Fritz Bleyl, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and Erich Heckel. This group acted as a collaborative workspace in Dresden where he and his colleagues led a bohemian lifestyle which included nudity, polyamorous relationships, and a reverence for freedom. Plagued by troubled mental health throughout his life, Kirchner committed suicide on June 15, 1938 in Frauenkirch, Switzerland. Today, his works are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.

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ERNST At the Stafelalp, 1924

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

ERNST At the Stafelalp, 1924

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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ERNST Sich kämmender Akt mit Handspiegel, 1911

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ERNST Sich kämmender Akt mit Handspiegel, 1911

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Knabenkopf, 1906

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Knabenkopf, 1906

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Gerda mit Hut (Gerda in a Hat), 1913

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Gerda mit Hut (Gerda in a Hat), 1913

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Athletenkopf, 1908

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Athletenkopf, 1908

Sale Date: November 4, 2023

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Aktstudie (Dube L.25; Schiefler L.20;..., 1907

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Aktstudie (Dube L.25; Schiefler L.20;..., 1907

Sale Date: October 24, 2023

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Berglandschaft bei Davos

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Berglandschaft bei Davos

Sale Date: November 10, 2023

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Drei Bäuerinnen mit Katze auf einem Heuhaufen, 1922

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Drei Bäuerinnen mit Katze auf einem Heuhaufen, 1922

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Liebespaar, 1908

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Liebespaar, 1908

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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Wettertannen, 1919

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Wettertannen, 1919

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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Selbstkontrolle, 1928

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Selbstkontrolle, 1928

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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Sich abtrocknendes Mädchen mit Beinen im Tub, 1908

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Sich abtrocknendes Mädchen mit Beinen im Tub, 1908

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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Untitled (Standing Figure)

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Untitled (Standing Figure)

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Tänzerinnen, 1913

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Tänzerinnen, 1913

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Jongleusen, 1912

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Jongleusen, 1912

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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An der See, 1912

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

An der See, 1912

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Frau auf dem Divan, 1912

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Frau auf dem Divan, 1912

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Balletttänzerin, 1911

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Balletttänzerin, 1911

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Badende, 1910

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Badende, 1910

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Zwei Mädchen (Nelly und Sidi), 1910

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Zwei Mädchen (Nelly und Sidi), 1910

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Am Fischerhafen, 1910

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Am Fischerhafen, 1910

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Rummelplatz, 1908

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Rummelplatz, 1908

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Zwei Tänzerinnen, 1908

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Zwei Tänzerinnen, 1908

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Elbufer mit Boot und Fabrik, 1909

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Elbufer mit Boot und Fabrik, 1909

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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