Portrait of Schmidt-Rottluff
1909
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner carved this fiery red woodcut as a bold statement for his avant-garde artist group, 'Die Brücke' (The Bridge). The portrait features his fellow founder Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, rendered with jagged, primitive lines that mimic the look of tribal masks. If you look closely, you can see the vertical grain of the wood block running right through the red ink, a raw texture the group loved. Created in 1909, this print perfectly captures their rebellion against stuffy academic art, favoring raw emotion and rough edges over polished perfection.
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