Self-Portrait by Ernst Kirchner June Picks and this image is the

and this image is the proof

the artist renders the mountain with a precision inherited from classical woodblock technique while softening the surrounding landscape with a Western-influenced sensitivity to light and atmosphere

Angular floral forms interlock with clean geometric scaffolding

the delicate tonal range and surface texture of the original are captured with full fidelity

it delivers the precision and visual force the original demands

Self-Portrait by Ernst Kirchner June Picks and this image is theSelf Portrait by Ernst Kirchner confronts the viewer with the unmediated intensity that defined German Expressionism. Kirchner's characteristic handling slashing brushwork, angular distortion of form, color pushed beyond naturalism into emotional register turns the self portrait into something closer to psychological document than likeness. The composition is close and insistent, the figure pressing toward the picture plane with a restless energy. It