
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerTyskland, 1880–1938Må man se det?
Washington, D.C., USA
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1933
First retrospective in Bern
In 1933 the first retrospective of Kirchner’s work was held in Bern.
1933
The Nazis in power: works taken from museums
The Nazis who had come to power harshly criticised Kirchner and his Brücke comrades and removed their works from museums. Kirchner took it extremely painfully: one of the chief aims of the Brücke had been precisely the development of German art, and he considered his own work its quintessence.
1933
Selling paintings becomes impossible
When the Nazi party took power in Germany in 1933, it became impossible for Kirchner to sell his paintings.
1934
Meets Paul Klee in Bern
In 1934 Kirchner visited Bern and Zurich, finding Bern more to his liking, and met Paul Klee.