Moritzburg Bathers in the Undergrowth
1910
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, a founding member of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke, loved to escape the stuffy city life for the Moritzburg lakes near Dresden. This energetic sketch captures that wild freedom with frantic, scribbly lines depicting nude bathers amidst the brushwood. Instead of perfect anatomy, Kirchner went for raw movement, showing figures that look like they're dancing or hiding in the tall grass. It’s a perfect example of how these artists wanted to strip away society's rules and get back to a primal, natural state—often by painting naked outdoors themselves!
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