Mountain Firs and Path
ca 1918
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a founding member of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke, created this energetic sketch of mountain firs around 1918. Fleeing the horrors of World War I and a severe nervous breakdown, he found refuge in the Swiss Alps near Davos. The jagged, frantic lines of the towering trees and the winding path capture the raw, vibrating energy of the alpine landscape, showing how nature became his healing sanctuary. Instead of a peaceful postcard view, Kirchner gives us a wild vision where the trees seem to dance and reach for the sky with urgent, scribbled strokes.
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