Couple Taking a Stroll by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Couple Taking a Stroll 1907

drawing

17_20th-century

drawing

toned paper

childish illustration

water colours

egg art

handmade artwork painting

tile art

linocut print

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's 1907 woodcut, "Couple Taking a Stroll," is a quintessential example of Die Brücke, a German expressionist group Kirchner co-founded. The print depicts a stylized couple walking in a park, with bold lines and vibrant colors reflecting the group’s focus on raw emotion and subjective experience. The use of color blocks and simplified forms adds to the dynamism and immediacy of the scene, capturing the energy of modern urban life. This work, now housed in the Städel Museum, is a testament to Kirchner’s artistic prowess and the impact of Die Brücke on the development of 20th-century art.

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stadelmuseum over 1 year ago

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This summery scene of a leisurely walk in four colours was printed from only two blocks in two colours, entirely without the aid of outlines to contain the forms. To this end, Kirchner began by gouging out the figure of the woman, the sun spots and the man’s hat, and printed this block in blue. The cut-out areas appear in the white of the paper. In the second block, he cut out only the two strollers; then he printed this block in orange on the same sheet. By printing over blue with orange, he obtained the green of nature.