{"product_id":"ernst-ludwig-kirchner-1","title":"Ernst Ludwig Kirchner","description":"Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 - 1938) is one of the most  important artist personalities of the twentieth  century; many of his works have become icons of  Expressionism. Vacillating between self - doubt and  egocentricity, the artist created an incomparably  mult i - faceted oeuvre with a remarkable instinct for  the trends and imbalances of his time. Kirchner was the driving force behind and the most  radical member of the artists' association \"Die  Brücke\". He embarked on a promising career which  reached a first zeni th in the expressive works of his  Berlin years. His ecstatic creative impulse was the  result of one of the \"loneliest times of my life, in which  an agonising restlessness constantly drove me out by  night and day.\" Even after Kirchner had found a new  home i n Davos in 1917, his life continued to be full of  tension and marked by phases of mental instability  and unbroken creative energy. Anxious to ensure the  correct reception of his works, during these years  Kirchner invented the art critic Louis de Marsalle a nd  published reviews of his own works under this  pseudonym. This colourful and fascinating artist  personality is presented by Thorsten Sadowsky, the  author of this volume, in a knowledgeable and lucid  manner through examples of his works and the  stations of his life","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665318580260,"sku":"9783777429588","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783777429588.jpg?v=1774923348","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/ernst-ludwig-kirchner-1","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}