Giocatore di golf
ca 1926
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner sketched this lanky golfer around 1926 while living in the Swiss Alps, seeking refuge from severe mental health struggles. After moving to the sanatorium town of Davos to recover, the mountain lifestyle—including sports like golf—became a major obsession for the artist. The figure is all sharp angles and heavy, scribbled shading, looking more like a jagged shadow than a real person, which is classic Expressionist style. It captures the awkward, twisting motion of a golf swing perfectly, prioritizing the raw energy of the movement over realistic proportions.
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