Artwork
Mountain Landscape from Clavadel
Mountain Landscape from Clavadel is an oil painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. It dates from 1925 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
About this work
Overview
Mountain Landscape from Clavadel is a 1925 oil painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a key figure in the development of Expressionism.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a mountainous landscape with buildings and figures, showcasing Kirchner's ongoing interest in natural scenery. A person sits on a rock while another stands nearby, set against a backdrop of green and purple mountains and trees.
Technique & Style
The work features varied brushstrokes and vivid colors. Thick, heavy strokes are used for the mountains and trees, while the figures and buildings are rendered more smoothly, highlighting Kirchner's expressive approach to landscape painting.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker.
![Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse], by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/ernst-ludwig-kirchner--dance-hall-bellevue-obverse--d1e14aac4297c69e-w320.webp)
![Nude Figure [reverse], by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/ernst-ludwig-kirchner--nude-figure-reverse--4b135f0364753e98-w320.webp)
![Two Nudes [obverse], by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/ernst-ludwig-kirchner--two-nudes-obverse--eb3914183f0bc96d-w320.webp)
![Dancing Couple in the Snow [reverse], by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/ernst-ludwig-kirchner--dancing-couple-in-the-snow-reverse--87ca007d7c05b553-w320.webp)
Landschaft Sertigtal
Kummeralp Mountain and Two Sheds
Schneeschmelze. Berglandschaft mit Alphütte
Waldlandschaft mit Bach
Consolation in the Forest
Spruce Forest
Forest near Bagsværd Lake
Forest near Bagsværd Lake
Sertigtal
Peisaj cu Dealul Crucii
Summer Landscape with Shielings. Study from North Norway
Mountain landscape