Ernst Ludwig Kirchner- View of Basel and the Rhine Metal Ornament

This Expressionism cityscape masterpiece titled, View of Basel and the Rhine is made by the famous painter, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner using oil on canvas in 1928. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or The Bridge, a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century art. He volunteered for army service in the First World War, but soon suffered a breakdown and was discharged.