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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner — VisualArtsDB

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Aschaffenburg, Deutschland · b. 1880 — d. 1938

Painting & Sculpture Drawings & Prints Modern European Painting and Sculpture Drawings Prints

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

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Born 1880 — Died 1938

1880s

Girl Before a Mirror

Girl Before a Mirror

Dr. Ludwig Binswanger (Kopf Dr. Ludwig Binswanger)

Dr. Ludwig Binswanger (Kopf Dr. Ludwig Binswanger)

A Woman Combing Her Hair in Front of a Mirror

A Woman Combing Her Hair in Front of a Mirror

Smoking Peasant

Smoking Peasant

+4

1900s

Head Waiter in Café

Head Waiter in Café

Man and Woman

Man and Woman

Little Variety Act with Singer

Little Variety Act with Singer

Chestnut Tree in the Moonlight (Kastanienbaum im Mondlicht)

+66

1910s

PM (Passive Members) [PM (Passive Mitglieder)] (plate, folio 16 verso) from KG Brücke

Seated Nude (Sitzender Akt) (plate, folio 7 verso) KG Brücke

Old Market in Dresden with a Fair (Der Altmarkt in Dresden mit Jahrmarkt)

Old Market in Dresden with a Fair (Der Altmarkt in Dresden mit Jahrmarkt)

PM (Passive Members) [PM (Passive Mitglieder)] (plate, folio 18) from KG Brücke

+212

1920s

Alpine Huts in Fog

Alpine Huts in Fog

Women at a Table in a Room (recto) / Nude Woman (verso)

Women at a Table in a Room (recto) / Nude Woman (verso)

Women at a Table in a Room

Women at a Table in a Room

Mountains (Berge)

Mountains (Berge)

+201

1930s

Palucca

Palucca

The Kiss

The Kiss

Ski Jumper

Ski Jumper

Dancing Couple (Tanzpaar)

+16

Works

519 artworks

River Bank at Elisabeth (Berlin)

River Bank at Elisabeth (Berlin)

, 1912

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

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

, 1912

Die Neuen Häuser (The New Houses) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Neuen Häuser (The New Houses) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

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

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

, 1912

Woman Buttoning Her Shoe (Frau, Schuh zuknöpfend)

, 1912

Bather

Bather

, 1912

Die Irren I (The Mad I) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Irren I (The Mad I) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Die Irren IV (The Mad IV) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Irren IV (The Mad IV) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Verfluchung der Städte V (Curse Against the Cities V) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Verfluchung der Städte V (Curse Against the Cities V) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Gerda Schilling, the Artist's Sister-in-Law

Gerda Schilling, the Artist's Sister-in-Law

, 1912

Erna Lying on the Beach among Rocks

Erna Lying on the Beach among Rocks

, 1912

Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Allerseelen (All Soul's Day) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

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

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

, 1912

Two Women

Two Women

, 1912

Die Schlösser (The Castles) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Schlösser (The Castles) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Die Morgue (The Morgue) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Morgue (The Morgue) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Die Stadt der Qual (The City of Agony) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Stadt der Qual (The City of Agony) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Meine Seele (My Soul) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Meine Seele (My Soul) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Vorsatz (front endpapers) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Vorsatz (front endpapers) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Die Messe (The Mass) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Messe (The Mass) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Die Irren III (The Mad III) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Die Irren III (The Mad III) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Mit den Fahrenden Schiffen (With Travelling Ships) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Mit den Fahrenden Schiffen (With Travelling Ships) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Umbra Vitae (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Umbra Vitae (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

Der Sterbende Faun (The Dying Faun) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Der Sterbende Faun (The Dying Faun) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

, 1912

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