Performer Bowing by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Art Print

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German Expressionist, considered one of the most talented and influential of his time. He was a key figure of the Die Brücke (“The Bridge”) group that flourished in Dresden and Berlin before World War I.  Their aim was to challenge traditional academic styles and to create a new mode of artistic expression, forming a "bridge" between classical motifs of the past and the present avant-garde. The human figure in ‘motion’ was a central theme in Kirchner’s art, which featured a passionate and unusual colour palette.