The Valley near Lichtenwalde
1903-20
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner captures the moody, brooding atmosphere of the Mulde river valley with bold, sweeping brushstrokes that make the sky look almost heavy enough to crush the landscape below. Notice how the bright, almost neon yellow trees pop against the deep, shadowy greens and blues, a classic trick of the Expressionist movement to convey emotion rather than strict reality. Kirchner, a founding member of Die Brücke, often used nature to escape the chaos of city life, and here you can really feel that quiet, slightly eerie solitude before a storm.
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