Painter and Model – Poet and Woman
1907
Look at those jagged, nervous lines! This 1907 woodcut by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner captures the raw, bohemian energy of early German Expressionism. The title 'Painter and Model – Poet and Woman' hints at a duality, showing a mustachioed man with a pipe looming over a nude figure who looks down with a sense of melancholy. Kirchner and his 'Die Brücke' group loved this medium because the rough-hewn texture felt primitive and direct—perfect for chopping up reality into bold, emotional shapes rather than polite, realistic portraits.
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