Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German painter, sculptor, engraver and printmaker
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Place of Birth: Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany
About Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) 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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A self-portrait dated 1919.
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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| Alternative names | Louis de Marsalle | ||
| Description | German painter, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor | ||
| Date of birth/death | 6 May 1880 | 15 June 1938 | |
| Location of birth/death | Aschaffenburg | Davos Frauenkirch | |
| Work location | Dresden (1901-1903), Nuremberg (1903), Munich (1903-1904), Dresden (1904-....), Moritzburg, Berlin (1911-1914), Königstein im Taunus (1915), Berlin (1917-1918), Frauenkirch near Davos (1918-1938), Frankfurt (1926), Chemnitz (1926), Dresden (1926), Berlin (1926) | ||
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