Great Mountain Landscape-at the End of the Sertigal Mountains 1924

"Great Mountain Landscape-at the End of the Sertigal Mountains" is a woodcut by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a prominent member of the German Expressionist movement, created in 1924. The bold black and white lines of the woodcut dramatically depict a mountainous landscape with a sense of depth and scale achieved through the use of strong diagonals and sharp angles. The simplified forms of the mountains and trees in the composition reflect the artist's interest in portraying emotion and subjective experience over objective representation. This work, now part of the Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection, is a prime example of Kirchner's signature style and his exploration of nature's powerful presence.