Biography of ernst ludwig kirchner

German expressionist painter (–)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May – 15 June ) was a German expressionistpainter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art.^{[citation needed]} He volunteered for army service in the First World War, but soon suffered a breakdown and was discharged.

His work was branded as "degenerate" by the Nazis in , and in more than of his works were sold or destroyed.^[1]

Early life and education

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.^[2] His parents were of Prussian descent and his mother was a descendant of the Huguenots, a fact to which Kirchner often referred.^[3] As Kirchner's father searched for a job, the family moved frequently and Kirchner attended schools in Frankfurt and Perlen until his father earned the position of Professor of Paper Sciences at the C