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Moonrise: Soldier and Maiden by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Moonrise: Soldier and Maiden

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1905

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DETAILS
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Date
1905
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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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NUDE AT THE MIRROR NUDE AT THE MIRROR Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen Frauenkopf vor Sonnenblumen 1906 · Museum Frieder Burda Female Nude (Dodo) Female Nude (Dodo) 1909 · Albertina Wrestlers in a Circus Wrestlers in a Circus 1909 · Cleveland Museum of Art Blue Girl in the Sun Blue Girl in the Sun 1910 Pfortensteg Chemnitz Pfortensteg Chemnitz 1910 · Museum Frieder Burda Burg on Fehmarn Burg on Fehmarn 1912 · Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History Portrait of Alfred Döblin Portrait of Alfred Döblin 1912 · Busch–Reisinger Museum
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Portrait of Natalia Goncharova Same era · 1890s–1920s Portrait of Natalia Goncharova Mikhail Larionov · 1903 Landscape at L'Estaque Same era · 1890s–1920s Landscape at L'Estaque Georges Braque · 1906 · Art Institute of Chicago Mont Sainte-Victoire Same era · 1890s–1920s Mont Sainte-Victoire Paul Cézanne · 1904 · Detroit Institute of Arts Still Life with Geranium Same era · 1890s–1920s Still Life with Geranium Henri Matisse · 1906 · Art Institute of Chicago Woman with a Helmet of Hair Same era · 1890s–1920s Woman with a Helmet of Hair Pablo Picasso · 1904 · Art Institute of Chicago Consolation Same era · 1890s–1920s Consolation Edvard Munch · 1907 · Munch Museum Composition with Figures and a Horse Same era · 1890s–1920s Composition with Figures and a Horse Paul Gauguin · 1902 · Nationalmuseum Charing Cross Bridge, London Same era · 1890s–1920s Charing Cross Bridge, London Claude Monet · 1901 · Art Institute of Chicago
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