Sailboats at Grünau
1913
Kirchner, a founding member of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke, captures a breezy summer day with the energy of a sketch done in five minutes flat. Frantic scribbles of blue and green create a choppy river, while sharp, triangular sailboats cut through the water like jagged paper cutouts. Two small figures stand on the main boat, framed by heavy, dark trees that lean in as if watching the race. It’s a perfect example of how Expressionists cared more about the raw, vibrating feeling of a moment than getting the details perfectly right.
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