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One of the most prolific and creative of the German Expressionists, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) is noted for his mastery of the human form and the startling contrasts of pure color in his paintings. This gorgeous book--the first publication in English in 30 years on this leader of the Die Brucke movement--presents almost 150 of Kirchner's finest paintings, watercolors, prints, and sculptures, together with essays by leading scholars.

Of all the artists in the early modern period, Kirchner was most responsive to the underlying tension between nature and civilization that fascinated his generation. This preoccupation culminates in his paintings of metropolitan Berlin, where he combines elegance with fierce rawness to reveal the potential wildness of the crowd. His masterpieces from the years 1905 to 1915, his most important and innovative period, are the focus of this book and the exhibition it accompanies, opening at the National Gallery of Art in Washington in March 2003.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1036966 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 248 pages

About the Author
Jill Lloyd is an independent writer and curator. Magdalena Moeller is director of the Brucke-Museum, Berlin.

Customer Reviews

Required reading
The catalogue for a 2003 exhibition at the Royal academy of Art in London, this book is one of the best studies on this leading German expressionist painter. The text is divided in several essays by important critics (Norman Rosenthal, J.Lloyd...) and deal with aspects such as Kirchner as an expressionist, Kirchner as a German artist, Kirchner's sculptures (rarely seen before and revelations of the artist's multi-faceted skills). All the masterpieces are reproduced in high-quality fashion. Required reading for anybody interested in the Expressionists.