Frauenkirch c. 1924

This is Frauenkirch, a drawing by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. I love the energy of the marks! They really get at the feeling of being in this landscape, more than just a picture of it. Look at the way the lines seem to vibrate, especially around the edges of the mountains. The ink is applied so directly, you can almost feel Kirchner's hand moving across the paper. It's like he's trying to capture the essence of the place in a single, urgent gesture. And those curving lines that define the hills, they remind me of how we organize space in our minds, not always so logically. Kirchner was part of the Expressionist movement, and you can see that raw emotion in his work. He often looked to artists like Edvard Munch, who were also interested in expressing inner feelings through art. This drawing, it's not just about what you see, but how it makes you feel. It's a conversation, an invitation to experience the world in a new way.