
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerGerman, 1880–1938May one see it?
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
1906
The Brücke manifesto
In 1906 Kirchner wrote the group’s programme: anyone who directly and without illusion reproduces what he feels the urge to create belongs to the Brücke.
1906
Meets the milliner Doris Große
In 1906 Kirchner met the milliner Doris Große, who remained his favourite model until 1911.
September – October 1906
The first Brücke exhibition: the female nude
In September and October 1906 the group’s first exhibition, devoted to the female nude, was held in the showroom of K. F. M. Seifert and Co. in Dresden.
1907–1911
Summers at the Moritzburg lakes and on Fehmarn
From 1907 to 1911 Kirchner spent the summers with other Brücke members at the Moritzburg lakes and on the island of Fehmarn, to which he returned until 1914; in these years his work featured the female nude in natural settings.