
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerGerman, 1880–1938May one see it?
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
1921
A large exhibition in Berlin
In 1921 a major display of Kirchner’s work was held in Berlin, and the reviews were favourable.
1921
American museums begin to buy Kirchner
From 1921 museums in the United States began to acquire Kirchner’s work, and did so increasingly thereafter.
May 1921
Meets the dancer Nina Hard
At the beginning of May 1921, in Zurich, Kirchner met Nina Hard and, despite Erna’s objections, invited her to Frauenkirch; the dancer became an important model and appears in many of his works.
1923
A large exhibition in Basel
In 1923 Kirchner organised a large exhibition of his work in Basel.
1923
Moves to the Wildboden house
In 1923 Kirchner moved to the Wildboden house, which looked over Frauenkirch and the Stafelalp on one side and Davos on the other; these landscapes became subjects of many of his paintings. In his diary he called the house a joy and a turning point of his life.
1925
Albert Müller and the Rot-Blau group
In 1925 Kirchner became close friends with the painter Albert Müller and his family; the founders of the Basel group Rot-Blau (“Red-Blue”) — Hermann Scherer, Albert Müller, Paul Camenisch and Hans Schiess — visited him and worked under his guidance.