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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Selected Expressive Woodcuts, 1906–1937
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«In contrast to the flood of digital images, the old medium of woodcutting has a backbone: woodcutting is powerful, clear and direct. Every cut is a decision. At the beginning of the 20th century, the expressionists celebrated it as an experimental means of expression. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) in particular, the co-founder of the artists' association Die Brücke, considered his prints to be on a par with painting. In the woodcut, many of his handprints are unique.»
Title: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Selected Expressive Woodcuts, 1906–1937
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«In contrast to the flood of digital images, the old medium of woodcutting has a backbone: woodcutting is powerful, clear and direct.
Every cut is a decision.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the expressionists celebrated it as an experimental means of expression.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) in particular, the co-founder of the artists' association Die Brücke, considered his prints to be on a par with painting.
In the woodcut, many of his handprints are unique.
».
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