Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

(German, 1880–1938)

wigman-tänzerin (wigman dancer) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Wigman-Tänzerin (Wigman Dancer), 1926

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kopf mary wigman (head of mary wigman) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Kopf Mary Wigman (Head of Mary Wigman), 1926

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tanzszene (tanzlokal) (dancing scene (dance hall)) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Tanzszene (Tanzlokal) (Dancing Scene (Dance Hall)), 1927

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tänzerin, entwurf für essen (dancer, draft for essen) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Tänzerin, Entwurf für Essen (Dancer, Draft for Essen), 1928

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geigenspielerin (violinist) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Geigenspielerin (Violinist), 1934

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landschaft mit pflügendem bauer (landscape with ploughing farmer) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Landschaft mit pflügendem Bauer (Landscape with ploughing Farmer), 1906

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sonnenuntergang im walde (sunset in the forest) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Sonnenuntergang im Walde (Sunset in the Forest), 1906

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spielende badende (playing bathers) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Spielende Badende (Playing Bathers), 1928

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skizze zu gemälde "akte im wald" (sketch to painting "nudes in the forest") by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Skizze zu Gemälde "Akte im Wald" (Sketch to Painting "Nudes in the Forest"), 1933

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entwürfe zu "akte im wald" (drafts for "nudes in the forest") by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Entwürfe zu "Akte im Wald" (Drafts for "Nudes in the Forest"), ca. 1933

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zwei akte im walde (two nudes in the forest) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Zwei Akte im Walde (Two Nudes in the Forest), 1925

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zwei weibliche akte (two nude women) by ernst ludwig kirchner

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Zwei weibliche Akte (Two Nude Women), 1925

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Biography

Timeline

1880
Born in Aschaffenburg
1890
His family settled in Chemnitz
1901 - 1905
Studied architecture in Dresden and pictorial art in Munich
1905
Founded the „Brücke“ group in Dresden together with Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1911
Moved to Berlin; founded the MUIM Institute together with Max Pechstein
1913
His work was exhibited in the Armory Show, New York; first solo shows in Germany; dissolution of the „Brücke“ group
1914
In the heat of the outbreak of World War I he joined the army and was later discharged because of a physical collapse
1917
Settled in Frauenkirch, near Davos, Switzerland
1920
Major exhibitions in Germany
1931
Was made a member of the Prussian „Akademie der Künste“

Exhibitions

2011
Die unbekannte Sammlung - Klassiker der Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany
Kirchner. Zeichnungen, Druckgrafiken und Gemälde, Hamburg Kunsthalle
Bildteppiche von Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Entwürfe, Vorlagen, Ausführungen, Museum Biberach
2010 - 2011
Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner und Max Pechstein, Der Blick auf Fränzi und Marcella, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany
2008
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - The Unexpected New, Michael Werner Gallery, New York City, NY
2007 - 2008
Expressionismus aus den Bergen, Kunstmuseum Bern / Groninger Museum, Groningen / Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur, Switzerland
2007
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Berlin Street Scene, Neue Galerie New York, New York City, NY
2006
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Auf den zweiten Blick, KEOM Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum, Hagen
2005
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (solo)
2003
The National Gallery, Washington (solo)