About Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
founding Die Brucke with architecture students, painting Berlin's streets with angular fury, and dying after the Nazis condemned his work
Where to see Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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18 recorded works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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16 recorded works
Brücke Museum
Berlin, Germany
Also here (3)
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15 recorded works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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12 recorded works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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11 recorded works
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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10 recorded works
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Hamburg, Germany
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10 recorded works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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9 recorded works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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7 recorded works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
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7 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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Geitenhoeder met zijn kudde in de bergen - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Wrestlers in a Circus - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Dancer Seeking Applause - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Dr. Bauer - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Interieur - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Wehrlin, Facing front - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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On the Street - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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Woman Putting on Her Shoes - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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7 recorded works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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6 recorded works
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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5 recorded works
Batliner Collection
Vienna, Austria
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5 recorded works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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5 recorded works
Kunsthalle Bremen
Bremen, Germany
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5 recorded works
Albertina
Vienna, Austria
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4 recorded works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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4 recorded works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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4 recorded works
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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4 recorded works
Alte Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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4 recorded works
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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4 recorded works
Museum Frieder Burda
Baden-Baden, Germany
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4 recorded works
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, United States
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4 recorded works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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3 recorded works
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nuremberg, Germany
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3 recorded works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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3 recorded works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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3 recorded works
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Dresden, Germany
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3 recorded works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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3 recorded works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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3 recorded works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, United States
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2 recorded works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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2 recorded works
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
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2 recorded works
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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2 recorded works
Museum Kunstpalast
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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2 recorded works
Neue Galerie
New York City, United States
Also here (3)
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2 recorded works
Groninger Museum
Groningen, Netherlands
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2 recorded works
Museum Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden, Germany
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2 recorded works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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2 recorded works
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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2 recorded works
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
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2 recorded works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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2 recorded works
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Oslo, Norway
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1 recorded work
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Oberlin, United States
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1 recorded work
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Dresden, Germany
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1 recorded work
Dresden City Museum
Dresden, Germany
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1 recorded work
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 recorded work
Norton Simon Museum
Pasadena, United States
22 more museums hold works by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner with smaller collections, not listed here.
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Where did Ernst Ludwig Kirchner live?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany, but his family later settled in Chemnitz.How did Ernst Ludwig Kirchner respond to nazi persecution?
The Nazis confiscated over six hundred of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's works and included him in the 1937[4] Degenerate Art exhibition; this condemnation contributed to the despair that ended in his suicide.Who was Ernst Ludwig Kirchner?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a painter, printmaker, and sculptor who led the Die Brucke group of artists.Ernst Ludwig Kirchner famous paintings?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner painted 'Street, Dresden' in 1908[4].Who is Ernst Ludwig Kirchner?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a painter, printmaker, and sculptor born in Germany in 1880[4].What media did Ernst Ludwig Kirchner use?
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner used watercolour, gouache, and lead pencil.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's works across the following collections.
- [1] academic Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | Expressionist Painter, German Artist Used for: biography.
- [2] academic Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - Smarthistory Used for: biography.
- [3] wikidata Wikidata: Q229272 Used for: identifiers.
- [4] wikipedia Wikipedia: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Used for: biography.
- [5] book Starr Figura, German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse Used for: biography.
- [6] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [7] book Post-impressionism : cross-currents in European painting Used for: biography.
- [8] museum Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation Used for: biography.
- [9] museum Max Beckmann. Departure. Frankfurt 1932, Berlin 1933-35 | MoMA Used for: notable works.
- [10] museum The Collection | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880–1938) - MoMA Used for: biography.
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