Gleisarbeiter 1926

"Gleisarbeiter" (1926) by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner is a watercolor painting depicting three workers using tools to repair a railway track. The painting uses bold colors and gestural lines typical of Kirchner's Expressionist style. The figures are elongated and contorted, emphasizing their physical exertion and the harshness of their labor. This piece reflects Kirchner's interest in portraying the lives of working-class people and his anxieties about the rapid industrialization of Germany during the early 20th century.