Drei Badende an Steinen, Fehmarn 1913
ernstludwigkirchner
stadelmuseum
drawing
17_20th-century
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toned paper
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german
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"Drei Badende an Steinen, Fehmarn" is a 1913 woodcut by German Expressionist artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. It depicts three nude figures on a beach in Fehmarn, Germany. Kirchner's distinctive angular lines and bright colors are evident in the artwork, which captures the raw energy and emotion of the scene. The woodcut is a testament to Kirchner's exploration of the human form and the natural world, key themes in the Expressionist movement. It currently resides in the Städel Museum.
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During his time in Berlin, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner spent some summer months on Fehmarn. Because of its stony beach, the remote south-east coast of the Baltic island was rarely visited by other holidaymakers and thus provided the artist with perfect peace and privacy outdoors for his nude drawings. In the numerous works he produced there, Kirchner frequently portrayed Fehmarn as a South Sea paradise. The figures in this lithograph are defined primarily by masterfully executed sweeping lines in a natural setting which has been is reduced to a few symbols. Kirchner probably translated his drawings into prints in his Berlin studio as there was no lithographic stone available on Fehmarn. He left parts of the paper unprinted, creating the impression of a coloured drawing rather than a lithograph.
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