Guiding Questions for KIRCHNER’S Self Portrait as Soldier
Where is this soldier (Kirchner) standing? (setting)
What did the manifesto of Die Brücke read?
Die Brücke means The Bridge - How did the name of this group of artists that Kirchner was a part of connect with the work of German philosopher Nietzsche? Why did they choose this name for their group?
How does Kirchner’s painting style (and this painting, in particular) reflect a style of “primitivism”?
During what part of his life did Kirchner paint this? What had just happened to him?
Did Kirchner actually have this hand amputated?
What exhibition was Kirchner’s work forcibly made a part of in 1937? How did this impact him?