Siesta

1911-1912 · Print

Particulars

October 1911
Moves to Berlin
In October 1911 Kirchner moved to Berlin; new themes entered his painting — life in the big city, its streets and architecture, the human types characteristic of the capital.
October 1911
Meets Erna Schilling
In the same month Kirchner met Erna Schilling, who later became his common-law wife.
1913
The “Brücke Chronicle” and the break-up of the group
In 1913 Kirchner wrote the “Chronicle of the Brücke group,” in which, his comrades felt, he overstated his own role in its creation; a quarrel followed, Kirchner left the Brücke and the group fell apart.
1913
First solo exhibition in Essen
In 1913 the Folkwang Museum in Essen held Kirchner’s first solo exhibition, which established his individual identity beyond the group.
1913
First showing in the US: the Armory Show
In 1913 Kirchner’s work was shown publicly in the United States for the first time, at the Armory Show, the first major display of modern art in America.
September 1914
Volunteers for the First World War