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The Nurse by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

The Nurse

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1917

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Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Date
1917
Location
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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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