Artist:
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Title:
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Modern Bohemia
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Date:
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1924
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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49 1/4 x 65 1/8 in. (125.1 x 165.42 cm) (canvas)
58 x 73 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (147.32 x 187.33 x 5.72 cm) (outer frame)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Curt Valentin
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Location:
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Gallery 371
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In 1906, Kirchner co-founded the Dresden expressionist group known as Die Brücke (The Bridge), an avant-garde movement that investigated the realities and fantasies of a life lived with freedom, intensity, and eroticism. Modern and non-western arts were the means of their explorationâwith study of the nude at the center of their practice.
Kirchner brings all these elements together in Modern Bohemia âa depiction of his lodgings in Switzerlandâto express the ideal creative environment. The forms of artist, author, nude, and female spectator are united with those of Caucasian carpets and sculptural objects inspired by tribal art in a complex balance of form, pattern and color. The artist's modulation of color intensity and placement of horizontal and vertical brushstrokes evoke a woven surface effect that firmly places this painting in what is known as Kirchner's "tapestry" period.
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig
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Nationality:
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German
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Life Dates:
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German, 1880 - 1938
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature LL in red: [E.L.Kirchner]
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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German Expressionism. Genre. Figures in an interior of a house; (nude) human figure - female
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Germany, , ,
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Accession #:
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55.3
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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