The artwork entitled “Gelbes Engelufer in Berlin,” created by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, is an exemplar of the Expressionism art movement. This cityscape painting captures an urban scene with dynamic lines and bold colors, characteristic of Kirchner’s style.
In the artwork, a bridge spans over a dark river, flanked by buildings in the background. A large tree dominates the scene’s foreground, its branches extending upwards and outwards. The pedestrians depicted along the promenade evoke a sense of movement, further emphasized by the pronounced, energetic brush strokes. The color palette predominantly features shades of yellow, red, black, and blue, imparting a vivid and somewhat somber ambiance to the depiction of the Berlin cityscape. The overall composition conveys the bustling yet somewhat chaotic essence of urban life as seen through the artist’s expressive lens.
