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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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Etching of a seated nude woman beside a reclining nude figure, with two faces in the background against a textured brown grou

Two Sisters

1908

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a nude bather seen from behind on a beach, with blue sea and a sail in the background.

Bather on the Beach

1912/1913

Charcoal sketch of a mountain forest with tall trees, a winding path and a small wooden chalet on the slope.

Bergwald und Hütten

1919

Pencil sketch of a dense mixed forest with tall trunks, dark foliage and shaded ground by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Mischwald

1937

Loose graphite sketch of a meadow with grasses, wildflowers and fern-like fronds in dense, energetic strokes.

Blumenwiese

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman in an armchair with wooden figures sketched above her.

Im Sessel kauernder weiblicher Akt mit Holzfiguren

1925

Pencil sketch of a woman with bangs and raised arms, shown half-length with a bow at her collar.

Brustbild Gerda mit erhobenen Armen

1913

Ink drawing of a group of men in suits standing close together with angular faces and vertical hatched lines.

Kollegium

1928

Ink and pencil sketch of a standing violinist in a dark suit playing violin, on cream paper.

Geiger

1927

Black-and-white print of a man in a bowler hat beside a woman in a pale dress and large hat, against a dark window.

Kokotte und Zuhälter

1908

Charcoal sketch of a standing golfer in a long coat holding a club, with a winding path and hills behind.

Golfspieler

1926

Black and white woodcut of a seated female nude with angular features and bold outlines, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Seated nude

1910

Charcoal sketch of three nude bathers at the water's edge with loose, gestural lines and curved shoreline.

Three Bathers in the Sea

c. 1914

Black ink print on yellow paper showing two stylized dancing figures with bold, expressive outlines.

Dancing Couple (Tanzpaar)

1909

Black and white woodcut of a large cow lying down, head raised, with horns and vertical striped background.

The Large Cow Lying Down (Grosse Liegende Kuh)

1929

Black and white woodcut portrait of a bearded man with angular, hatched facial features and a smaller head in the upper left.

Kopf Ludwig Schames (Portrait of Ludwig Schames)

1918

Black woodcut print on yellow paper showing a boy holding a cat, with bold angular dark shapes and light gouged areas.

Boy with Cat (Knabe mit Katze)

1919

Black-and-white print of a man's brooding face beside a pale nude figure, rendered in bold, expressive dark marks.

Man's Head with Nude

1908

Self-Portrait

1928

Loose ink and crayon drawing of a seated nude figure in a bath, with bright yellow, orange, green and blue strokes.

Erna Bathing in a Tub

1913/1914

Loose colored crayon sketch of two standing nude women among angular green and teal forest strokes.

Two Nudes in a Forest

1925

Artist's mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1912/1922

Green book cover with a cream label reading Georg Heym, Umbra Vitae, with 47 woodcuts by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: The Shadow of Life)

1924

Black and cream woodcut of a young woman with wide eyes and dark hair, one hand raised near her face, in a dense angular sett

Girl Dreaming

1918

Black and white woodcut of a wooden house among trees and flowers, with radiating sunlight lines across the sky.

Mountain House

1917

Loose watercolor and pencil sketch of two nude dancing female figures with green hair on a cream paper ground.

Zwei Tanzende

1925

Ink sketch of three walking figures in hats against a mountain landscape with trees, in loose dark strokes.

Drei Spaziergänger in einer Gebirgslandschaft

1927

Brown ink sketch of three standing nude figures in an outdoor setting, one in the foreground and two behind.

Drei stehende Akte im Freien

1923

Three stylized nude women standing together in charcoal and watercolor, with angular forms and pastel washes of pink, green a

Drei Akte im Wald

1928

Watercolor of a rower in a boat on a blue mountain lake with peaks, smoke, and a lakeside building.

Bergsee mit Ruderer

1934

Green woodcut portrait of a man with spiky hair and angular facial features, printed on cream paper.

Glasbläser (Walter Kirchner)

1905

Black and white woodcut of a patterned-dress figure beside a second figure, with a potted plant and window behind them.

Besuchsszene

1907

Black and white woodcut of two nude women in a forest with an animal behind them, in angular expressionist style.

Zwei nackte Frauen im Walde

1921

Black and white woodcut of three nude women dancing with raised arms against a dark background.

Farbentanz

1933

Black-and-white woodcut portrait of a bearded man in a jacket, framed by a spiral-patterned border.

Porträt Max Pechstein

1906

Black and white woodcut of angular mountain climbers with striated rock and snow patterns, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1928.

Die Bergsteiger

1928

Black and white woodcut portrait of a man's face with angular, crosshatched carving and intense staring eyes.

Dr. Ludwig Binswanger (Kopf Dr. Ludwig Binswanger)

1917/1918

Colour woodcut still life of a white pitcher and pink flowers on a table against a yellow background.

Still Life

1907

Black-and-white woodcut of figures in a city street, with a man in a hat in front and a woman holding flowers behind him.

Street Scene after a Shower

1914

Loose pencil sketch of a seated woman combing her hair before a mirror, with a bench and interior lines.

A Woman Combing Her Hair in Front of a Mirror

Brown ink sketch of a standing nude beside a washstand and mirror, drawn with loose angular strokes and hatched shading.

Nude with a Mirror, Standing Before a Washstand

1908-1910

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman in a wide-brimmed hat, legs crossed, drawn in loose outline on cream paper.

Dodo Seated

1910

Charcoal sketch of two nude women standing in a studio beside a window, one reaching toward the other.

Fränzi and Marcella in the Studio

1910

Ink sketch of two angular dancers on brown paper, with a cat sitting in the lower left corner.

Two Dancers with a Cat

1913

Green and magenta woodcut poster with a stylized face, mountain shapes, and bold lettering announcing a Kirchner exhibition i

Bern Kunsthalle: März 33: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Davos

1933

Nude on the Beach

1910

Pencil sketch of female figures with angular contours, including a mirror-like reflection and a cropped head at lower right.

Girl Before a Mirror

1912/1913

Yellow book cover with black stylized figures holding hands, framed by bold bands, lettered Zeichnungen von Ernst Ludwig Kirc

Kirchner - Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Woodcut print of a nude woman with raised arms beside a carved figure, on a geometric patterned carpet, in black on ochre pap

Naked Girl on a Carpet (Nacktes Mädchen auf Teppich)

1924

Black and white expressive print of dark fir trees, church spires and a pale winding path, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Taunus Firs

1916

Black and white print of a standing nude woman leaning forward against a dark interior with figures and drapery behind her.

Standing Nude in a Room

1921

Charcoal drawing of a man's angular face beside a seated figure in a studio with sketched paintings on the wall.

Self-Portrait in the Studio (Selbstbildnis im Atelier)

1923

Pencil sketch of angular, loosely drawn figure forms on a yellowed sketchbook page with black ink scribble at bottom.

Dancers and Performers (Page from a Sketchbook)

c. 1911

Woodcut print of a standing nude woman wearing a necklace, surrounded by stylized leaves and angular marks on tan paper.

Nude with Jewelry

1906

Etched portrait of a head with tousled hair, heavy contour lines and hatched shading, signed and dated 1927 at lower right.

Head of Frau Bauer

1927

Yellow book cover with black outlined stylized figures holding hands, title lettering above and publisher name below.

Front cover from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Title page with black and red lettering and a woodcut of a standing nude figure in a wide-brimmed hat, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchn

Title page from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Page with a red and blue woodcut of a town with a tower, above a black woodcut of a nude man beside German text.

Ornament from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Ink sketch of standing and seated figures above German printed text on a book page, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Black and white woodcut of angular figures working among trees and plants in a rural landscape, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

1925

Bucheinband (cover) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924

Red and black woodcut title page with a central figure, raised arms, clawed feet, and bold lettering for Georg Heym's Umbra V

Titelblatt (title page) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924

Title page of Georg Heym's Umbra Vitae with a black woodcut of two figures before angular mountain peaks.

Titelvignette (Title vignette) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

1924

Woodcut title page with bold black lettering on the left and a hooded, angular figure with a pale face on the right.

title page for Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

1913