Road in the Taunus
ca. 1916
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner sketched this scene around 1916 while recovering from a nervous breakdown in the Taunus mountains, a retreat from the horrors of World War I. The tall, jagged trees loom over a winding path, drawn with frantic, scratchy lines that vibrate with raw energy instead of aiming for realistic perfection. This is Expressionism at its core: capturing the emotional intensity of nature rather than just its look. You can spot his signature in the bottom right, a quick scrawl from a founder of the 'Die Brücke' movement who found solace in the wild outdoors.
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