Five Women in the Street 1913

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner painted "Five Women in the Street" with oils on canvas; the date isn't known. The color palette is mostly dark shades with hues of black and deep green. Looking at the painting, I can imagine Kirchner standing before the canvas, brush in hand, trying to capture not just the image of these women, but the feeling of the city, the energy of the street. Maybe he started with broad strokes of color, laying down the background, and then gradually building up the figures, layering the paint to create depth and texture. The brushstrokes are visible, almost violent. Those angular lines, the way he flattens the space, it's like he's not just showing us what he sees, but how he feels about it. It reminds me of other expressionist painters who were trying to capture the raw, unfiltered emotion of modern life. It's like he's saying, "Here's what it feels like to be alive right now." Artists are always in conversation with each other, influencing and inspiring each other across time.