Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

"I am very happy and thankful to be 'here' and to remain. Here I can at least work a little on my good days, and be at peace among these simple, kindly people. In this solitude I have fought my way thr…"

"There is an intellectual guardianship over the world, it is man.. .This is the last judgement, before them you stand.. .They help you when you work. You can thank them only through work. When you want…"

"The people who live here are proud. The hard work, which is done with great love, the way they treat animals entitle them to be proud. In most cases, work here has reached the ideal standard of being …"

"Life is unfixed when one lives in Berlin, where one has to fight for a living. It is painfully base here. I see that a fine, free culture cannot be created under these circumstances and wish to leave …"

"Now I'm sitting quietly at home again and I'm happy to be able to work undisturbed. I made a lot of sketches of life in Germany and it was very intriguing to see life there . I was also glad to see th…"

"I begin with movement.. .I believe that all human visual experiences are born from movement.."

"I painted it in Berlin , while screaming military convoys were passing beneath my window day and night."

"Only the artist who has a love and an aptitude for craftsmanship should make prints; only when the artist truly prints himself does the work earn the name original print."