Lighthouse in the Green, Fehmarn
1913
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a founding member of the wild German Expressionist group Die Brücke, created this intense scene during a stay on the island of Fehmarn in 1913. Although the title translates to 'Lighthouse in the Green,' the image is a swirling, chaotic mass of jagged lines and deep shadows that barely hints at a structure at the bottom, leaning heavily into abstraction. Kirchner wasn't interested in realistic postcards; he wanted to capture the raw, vibrating energy of nature, often scratching his drawings with a frantic urgency that makes the surface feel alive. It looks less like a coastal beacon and more like a dark, tangled forest of the mind, typical of his desire to express inner emotion over outer reality.
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