The artwork titled “Five Women in the Street,” created by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in 1913, is an oil painting on canvas belonging to the Expressionism art movement. Measuring 120 x 90 cm, this genre painting is housed in the Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany.
The artwork depicts five women positioned dynamically on a street, their elongated forms and exaggerated postures characteristic of Kirchner’s Expressionist style. The figures are rendered in a palette dominated by dark tones, with hints of yellowish light providing contrast and highlighting the women’s attire. The background, marked by bold, energetic brushstrokes, evokes a sense of movement and immediacy, capturing the vibrancy and fleeting nature of urban life at the time. The women’s faces are stylized, with sharp lines and pronounced features, emphasizing the emotional intensity and psychological depth inherent in Expressionist art.
