{"product_id":"9783836535045-kirchner","title":"Kirchner","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErnst Ludwig Kirchner was a German Expressionist pioneer, a prolific painter and printmaker, and cofounder of Die Brücke movement. Through vivid landscapes, stark nudes, and dynamic urban scenes, this introductory book explores his radical painting in pre–World War I Germany and his leading influence on 20th-century art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnst Ludwig Kirchner \u003c\/strong\u003e(1880–1938) is regarded as one of the key figures in 20th-century European art. A Modernist to his bones, he sent seismic waves through the art world with his \u003cstrong\u003ehard-edged, intensely colored paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e and disseminated his ideas through \u003cstrong\u003eDie Brücke\u003c\/strong\u003e art movement and the MUIM-Institut school of modernist painting, both of which he cofounded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kirchner’s work reconciled past and present through an Expressionist prism, reflecting the latest avant-garde ideas in art, while exploring traditional academic approaches and subjects. His works tackled \u003cstrong\u003esocial, moral, and emotional questions\u003c\/strong\u003e with a fierce intensity. \u003cstrong\u003eDistorted perspectives, rough lines, and unusual colors \u003c\/strong\u003ewere mainstays of his practice, as well as a recurring interest in capturing the human form, whether in frenetic city vistas such as \u003cem\u003eBerlin Street Scene \u003c\/em\u003e(1913) or in his famously decadent studio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this introductory book, we explore the stretch of Kirchner’s career through Germany and Switzerland, including his founding of Die Brücke, and his inclusion in the Nazis’ infamous “degenerate art” exhibition in 1937. Along the way, we’ll encounter \u003cstrong\u003evivid landscapes, stark nudes, intense urban settings\u003c\/strong\u003e, and, above all, a persistent emphasis on the emotional experience of painter and viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945828757601,"sku":"9783836535045","price":19.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34505598.jpg?v=1747951334","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783836535045-kirchner","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}