Die Brücke (The Bridge)

The artists’ group Die Brücke was established in 1905, a moment that is recognized as the birth of Expressionism. Its leading members were Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Pechstein, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. The name Brücke (“bridge”) reflects these artists’ youthful eagerness to cross into a new future. The Brücke artists worked together communally until 1913. (by MoMA).Street, Dresden1908 (reworked 1919; dated on painting 1907) , Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.Pharisees by Karl Schmidt-Rottuff.White Horses (Weisse Pferde)1912 by Erich Hecker.Dancer (Pair of Dancers) (Tänzerin [Tänzerpaar])1909 by Max Pechstein.Ernst Ludwig Kirchner,Bathers Throwing Reeds (Mit Schilf werfende Badende) from Brücke 19101909, published 1910.