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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner by Donald E. Gordon. 1968. Written by Donald E. Gordon, in the original German. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner by Donald E. Gordon 4to. pp. 475. numerous illustrations. bibliography. index. hardcover cloth. dw. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German painter of the expressionist movement, one of the founders of 'Die Brucke', a prominent artists group of expressionism. Much of his work was sold or destroyed by the Nazis who branded it as 'degenerate.' The present work offers an in-depth study into the life and career of the artist, overviewing his childhood briefly with particular focus on the active years as a painter from 1901 until his death in 1938. Written by Donald E. Gordon, in the original German. With black and white illustrations in text, as well as twelve leaves of photographic plates in black and white, one hundred and thirteen leaves illustrating reproductions of his paintings in black and white, and twenty-eight colour plates tipped in. The critical catalogue is also illustrated in black and white. Collated, complete. Featuring a critical catalogue of his work. Ship worldwide with tracking and insured shipping.