Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 - 1938) founded with few other young artists of his generation the group called "Die Brücke" which is usually considered as the basis of the German expressionism. Subjects and objects are represented not according to the reality but for the potential expression and distortion they may produced on our senses. If examples of expressionism may be found far before the turn of the XXth century, the German expressionists (Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter) have been major contributors to this genre. Their simplified drawing lines to mold the shapes opened new roads (e.g. cubism). Their strong and vivid colors were deliberately used to amplify our sense of perception. Finally their caricature-like drawings were particularly appropriate to underline postures and movements.
The very short selection of works below that are extracted from dance and circus themes reflects well how rotation may be rendered in E. L. Kirchner's paintings. A move that is sometime not far from spinning...
Two dancing girls, 1910/11, Private collection
Circus, Circus Horsewoman, 1913, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Variété, English dancing couple, 1909/26, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Dancing Nude, Gret Palucca, 1929/30, Private collection
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Dancing couple, 1931/32, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
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