Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or “The Bridge”. Itwas established in Dresden in 1905 and a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art.
恩斯特-路德维希-基希纳是德国表现主义画家和版画家，也是艺术家团体"桥社"的创始人之一。该团体1905年在德累斯顿成立，是影响20世纪表现主义流派的关键团体。
The Street Scene series is considered by many to be the high point of Kirchner's career. This series of seven paintings is showcased with sixty related prints and drawings. The series dates from Kirchner's Berlin period, when the effect of life in the metropolis brought about a dramatic change in his work. Kirchner moved to Berlin in 1911 where his sense of rebellion against the confining principles of academic painting and the stifling rules of bourgeois society took a new turn. Kirchner presents the charged atmosphere and energy of the city in an expression of acute perspectives, jagged strokes, dense angular forms, and caustic color. The street life in Berlin, particularly the familiar presence of prostitutes with their elaborate plumed hats, captured Kirchner's eye and inspired this spectacular series.
许多人认为街景系列是基希纳绘画生涯的顶峰。这个系列包括7个主题，展示了60幅相关版画和绘画，可以追溯到基希纳在柏林居住的时期，当时大都市生活为他的作品带来了巨大改变。1911年基希纳搬到柏林，在那里，他对学术绘画的禁锢原则和资本社会的窒息规则的反叛有了新的转变。基希纳以敏锐的视角、参差不齐的笔触、密集的棱角和尖酸的色彩表现出城市的紧张气氛和能量。柏林的街头生活，特别是人们熟悉的戴着精致羽毛帽的妓女，吸引了基希纳的目光，并启发了这个壮观的系列。
We present today's painting thanks to the Newue Galerie New York. :)
感谢纽约新画廊与我们分享今天的画作。:)
