Expressionism

Question 1

Answer 1

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street, Berlin, 1913

leader of Die Brucke (“The Bridge”)- desire to connect German medieval guild art to modern life

excellent example of Expressionist qualities: angst & discomfort as experienced by artist, he was agoraphobic; reaction to Industrial Revolution and urbanization

bourgeois client pretends not to notice prostitutes= duplicity of modern life

angular perspective, stacked figures, little negative space, like Caillebotte but dehumanized, threatening, acid colors, sharp brushwork, lacks realism