Coastal Landscape on Fehmarn

Kirchner employed bold, energetic brushstrokes and a palette dominated by greens, browns, and accents of red, set against a muted grey sky. This technique imbues the natural landscape with a sense of movement and vitality.

Created in 1913, the work is now part of the Detroit Institute of Arts collection. Kirchner's later career was marked by suppression under the Nazi regime, which condemned his work as 'degenerate'.

Painted during Kirchner's active period with Die Brücke, this work reflects the group's emphasis on expressive, emotionally charged representations of the natural and human world, diverging from traditional European landscape painting.

Coastal Landscape on Fehmarn contributes to Kirchner's legacy as a pivotal Expressionist, influencing subsequent movements in European modern art despite the Nazi-era backlash against his work.