Artwork
Bern Kunsthalle: März 33: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Davos
Bern Kunsthalle: März 33: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Davos is an ink print by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. It dates from 1933 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Big black letters spell out names and places like "Bern Kunsthalle" and "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.
This poster shows a bright purple face with a hat and a pair of shoes. The background is a teal color with sharp black lines and a mountain shape. Big black letters spell out names and places like "Bern Kunsthalle" and "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner."
The text tells you this was for an art show in March 1933. The artist’s name is right there in the design, mixed with the event details.
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Overview
Bern Kunsthalle: März 33: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Davos is a 1933 color woodcut print by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a key figure in German Expressionism.
Subject & Meaning
The print is a poster for an art exhibition, featuring a stylized face with a hat and shoes against a teal background with mountainous forms. The composition incorporates the event's details, including the artist's name, location, and date.
Technique & Style
Executed in color woodcut on heavy wove paper, the work showcases Kirchner's continued experimentation with printmaking techniques. The bold, graphic style is characteristic of his Expressionist aesthetic, with sharp black lines and vibrant colors.
History & Provenance
Created in 1933, the print coincided with a period of increasing hostility towards Kirchner's work by the Nazi regime, which would later label his art 'degenerate' and confiscate many of his pieces.
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Artist
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker.
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