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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

German painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker (1880-1938) · Artists · Died at 58

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He co-founded Die Brücke and helped ignite Expressionism, then watched the Nazis brand his work "degenerate" and destroy over 600 pieces.

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1938Died15 June 19381916“After lengthy struggles I now find myself here [Dr Kohnstamm's sanatorium in Königstein, in Taunus] for a time to put my mind into some kind of order.”In their wordsJanuary 1916Letter from Königstein, Taunus to Dr. Karl Hagemann, January 1916 (friend and patron in Leverkusen and collector of his art); as quoted in

1911“The struggle for existence is very difficult here [Berlin! - in 1911 Kirchner and his Brücke-friends moved from Dresden to Berlin], but the possibilities are also greater.”In their words5 November 1911quote in a letter to Louise Schiefler, from Berlin, 5 November 1911; as quoted in Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Grosstad, Eros und Natur, aus der

“Life is unfixed when one lives in Berlin, where one has to fight for a living. It is painfully base here.”In their wordsEnd of 1911; as quoted in Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: ein Künstlerleben in Selbstzeugnissen, Andreas Gabelmann (transl. Claire Louise Albiez);

1910“..art is made by man. His own figure is the center of all art.. .Therefore one must begin with the man himself.”In their wordsc. 1910; as quoted in: Der Blick auf Fränzi und Marcella: Zwei Modelle der Brücke-Künstler Heckel, Kirchner und Pechstein, Norbert Nobis;

“Completely strange faces pop up as interesting points through the crowd. I am carried along with the current, lacking will.”In their wordsquote in a letter to fellow-painter Erich Heckel, from Dresden, before 1910; as quoted in 'the information added to his painting Street,

1906“Believing in development, in a new generation of those who create and those who enjoy, we call together the youth of today.”In their wordsfrom the group manifesto of Die Brücke, written by Kirchner in Dresden, 1906; as quoted in 'The Artists' Association 'Brücke' -

1880Born6 May 1880

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  1. After lengthy struggles I now find myself here [Dr Kohnstamm's sanatorium in Königstein, in Taunus] for a time to put my mind into some kind of order.

    Jan 1916, Letter from Königstein, Taunus to Dr. Karl Hagemann, January 1916 (friend and patron in Leverkusen and collector of his art); as quoted in, Own words

  2. to study the nude, the foundation of all pictorial art, in total freedom and naturalness. From..

    1913, Kirchner, in 'Chronik KG Brücke', 1913; a quoted by Wolf-Dieter Dube, Der Expressionismus in Wort und Bild (Genf and Stuttgart: Skira,, Own words

  3. The struggle for existence is very difficult here [Berlin! - in 1911 Kirchner and his Brücke-friends moved from Dresden to Berlin], but the possibilities are also greater.

    Nov 5, 1911, quote in a letter to Louise Schiefler, from Berlin, 5 November 1911; as quoted in Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Grosstad, Eros und Natur, aus der, Own words

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born on 6 May 1880. He co-founded Die Brücke - "The Bridge" - an artists group that became a cornerstone of 20th-century Expressionism. He volunteered for army service in the First World War but suffered a breakdown and was discharged. In 1933 the Nazis labeled his work "degenerate." In 1937 more than 600 of his works were sold or destroyed. He died on 15 June 1938.

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Lived 1880 to 1938 · aged 58

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