

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of the Weimar Republic’s tumultuous era, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s “Pferdeschlitten mit zwei Mnnern im Hochgebirge” (1922-1923) exemplifies the artist’s shift towards a more expressive and abstracted figural style. Characterized by loose brushwork and an emphasis on gestural marks, this painting embodies the essence of Abstract Expressionism while maintaining a strong figurative presence. The palette, comprising blues and yellows that evoke a sense of atmospheric depth, serves as a visual manifestation of Kirchner’s fascination with the expressive potential of color.As “Pferdeschlitten mit zwei Mnnern im Hochgebirge” is enlarged to 44×54 inches, its spatial rhythm becomes even more pronounced, with the subject’s placement within the composition dictating a dynamic interplay between depth and flatness. The chromatic structure, dominated by blues that oscillate from ultramarine to cerulean, imbues the s
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