Boer met paardenslee
1927
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner captures the dizzying rush of a winter ride in this energetic Expressionist scene. Painted in 1927 during his later years in the Swiss Alps, the work features a farmer and his horse-drawn sleigh hurtling down a steep, snow-covered slope. The jagged, slashing brushstrokes and cool blue palette convey both the biting cold and the thrilling speed of the descent, while a bridge looms abstractly in the background. It is a perfect example of how Kirchner used bold, almost chaotic forms to express the raw feeling of a moment rather than just its visual reality.
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