“I see possibilities for a whole new way of painting, in which planes are used more freely. Weaving and embroidery make this possible.”

—  Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

variant of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 'Family – Ernst Ludwig Kirchner' https://www.stedelijk.nl/en/collection/8144-ernst-ludwig-kirchner-familie
1920's

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