Rediscovered & Reunited

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner regarded the picture and its frame as a unit. Contrary to Kirchner’s intention that they belong together, over the years some paintings were separated from their original frames. In the present publication they are reunited in a remarkable exhibition, allowing us to rediscover a chapter of modernism which has often been overlooked.

Even as a member of the “Brücke”, Kirchner designed simple wooden frames for his paintings; later in Davos these wer…