Landscape with a Shepherd Playing a Wind Instrument
1923
In this striking 1923 woodcut, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner transforms a peaceful alpine scene into a jagged, rhythmic explosion of form. A tiny shepherd stands atop a rolling hill, blowing a horn, while the surrounding mountains twist and fold like crashing waves or crumpled fabric. As a key figure in German Expressionism, Kirchner used bold contrasts and sharp lines to capture the raw, untamed energy of nature rather than a realistic view.
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