Street, Berlin
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Street, Berlin is a 1913 oil painting by German Expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, renowned for its vivid colors and distorted forms depicting the frenetic energy and alienation of modern urban life.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Expressionist painting
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painting → |
| artHistoricalContext |
pre–World War I Berlin
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| artStyleCharacteristic |
dynamic composition
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elongated figures → tilted perspective → |
| collection |
Museum of Modern Art collection
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| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| creator |
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
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| creatorMemberOf |
Die Brücke
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| creatorNationality |
German
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| depicts |
Berlin
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city traffic → pedestrians → street scene → urban life → women in fashionable dress → |
| describedBySource |
Museum of Modern Art catalogue
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art history literature on German Expressionism → |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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| genre |
German Expressionism
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| hasInfluenceOn |
interpretations of modern city life in art
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| hasSubjectHeading |
City and town life in art
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Expressionism (Art) → |
| inception |
1913
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| influencedBy |
Die Brücke aesthetics
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urban modernity → |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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| location |
Museum of Modern Art
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New York City → |
| mainSubject |
alienation
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frenetic energy → modern urban life → |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Expressionism
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| notableFor |
depiction of psychological tension in the city
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sense of crowding and isolation → use of clashing, non-naturalistic color → |
| originalLanguageOfTitle |
German
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| originalTitle |
Strasse, Berlin
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| partOfSeries |
Berlin street scenes
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Street Scenes series → |
| period |
early 20th century
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| support |
canvas
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| usesColorCharacteristic |
vivid colors
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| usesFormCharacteristic |
distorted forms
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Die Brücke
("Street scenes of Berlin")
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner → Expressionism → |
notableWork |
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Street, Berlin
("Strasse, Berlin")
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originalTitle |
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Street, Berlin
("Berlin street scenes")
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partOfSeries |