The artistic work of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) is considered a milestone of international modernism and the climax of German Expressionism. This volume documents the development of the multi-faceted oeuvre from the epoch-making nudes of the early Dresden years to the nervously vibrant Berlin metropolitan images, the depictions of the Davos mountains, and the abstract tendencies of the late work.

柯克纳(1880–1938)的艺术作品被认为是国际现代主义的里程碑和德国表现主义的高潮。本书记录了他多元化作品的发展，从德累斯顿早期的划时代的裸体画到生机勃勃的柏林大都会图像，达沃斯山脉的描绘以及后期作品的抽象倾向。