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Two Nudes by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Two Nudes

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1905

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DETAILS
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Date
1905
Medium
Colored chalk on cream wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
64.5 × 90 cm (25 7/16 × 35 7/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Germany
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by the Kunstadter Family Foundation
ART MOVEMENTS
Die Brucke
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THE ARTIST

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1880–1938 · German Reich

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a founder of the revolutionary Die Brücke group, reshaped German art with his raw, emotional Expressionist vision.

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