Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Painting, Visual Artist
1880 – 1938
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Who was Ernst Ludwig Kirchner?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art. He volunteered for army service in the First World War, but soon suffered a breakdown and was discharged. In 1933, his work was branded as "degenerate" by the Nazis and in 1937 over 600 of his works were sold or destroyed. In 1938 he committed suicide by gunshot.
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- Born
- May 6, 1880
Aschaffenburg - Also known as
- Ernst Kirchner
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Dresden University of Technology
- Lived in
- Aschaffenburg
- Died
- Jun 15, 1938
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on July 23, 2013
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