Street Scene with an Omnibus 1914

This is Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s “Street Scene with an Omnibus”, an etching that captures a moment in time with frenetic energy. It’s all about process, how the ink bites into the plate and then transfers to paper. Look at the density of lines, scratched and layered like thoughts colliding. The textures suggest the grit of the street, the blur of movement. The figures emerge from the chaos, their faces etched with a kind of anxious intensity. See how a single line defines the tilt of a hat or the edge of a face. The etching feels immediate and raw. Kirchner’s mark-making reminds me a bit of Munch, that same sense of psychological depth rendered through expressive lines, where a print becomes a window into the artist’s mind, a mind grappling with the speed and alienation of modern life. It's a reminder that art isn't about capturing reality, but about creating a space for feeling, for questioning, and for seeing the world in new ways.