Erinnerung 1926

"Erinnerung" (Memory) is a woodcut created in 1926 by German Expressionist artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The artwork features a large, stylized female figure with her eyes closed, her face partially obscured by the figure of a man kneeling at her feet. The figure is rendered in stark black and white, a common characteristic of Kirchner's woodcut style, emphasizing the emotional intensity of the subject matter. The work, which translates to "memory," is often interpreted as a melancholic reflection on loss and the fleeting nature of time, a central theme in Kirchner's later works.