Dame Im Regen 1914

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner made "Dame Im Regen" without specifying the date, using what looks like lithographic crayon on paper. The way he's handled the crayon feels both immediate and raw; there’s a real sense of the hand at work, wrestling with the image. It's like he's not just drawing but also excavating the forms from the paper. I'm drawn to the way the texture of the crayon creates this gritty surface, particularly in the dark areas around the umbrellas. There's a tension between the graphic quality of the strokes and the way they smudge and blur, suggesting the diffuse light of a rainy day. Check out how he uses these lines to convey the feeling of movement, like the rain is actually falling. Kirchner's work reminds me of Edvard Munch, both in their emotional intensity and their expressionistic use of line. Both artists leave us with questions rather than answers, embracing the messy, unresolved nature of experience.