Ernst’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Kummeralp Mountain and Two Sheds
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880–1938

Portrait of Otto Mueller
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Two Nudes
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Gerda Schilling, the Artist's Sister-in-Law
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Man's Head with Nude
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Man and Woman
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Winter Night in Moonlight
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Moonlit Night at the Stable Door
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Poster for Die Brücke
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Portrait of Schames
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Three Paths
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Two Women
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Portrait of Ferdinand Hodler
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

The Blond Painter, Stirner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Head of Nina Hard (recto); Untitled (verso)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Mother Müller
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Two Sisters
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Swiss Peasant
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Portrait of Gustav Schiefler
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938

Toilette
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German, 1880-1938