Beck & Eggeling opens an exhibition of works by Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
(Artdaily.org)

Three artists who stand in a singular manner for Expressionism: Edvard Munch as forerunner and pioneer, Emil Nolde and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner as expressive `superstars` – each of them groundbreaking for the artistic development in the 20th century. They knew each other: Nolde became a member of the `Brücke` group in 1906, in which Kirchner was one of the leading minds. But after only a few months, Nolde separated from the younger artists again in 1907. In the same year he met Munch in Berlin, about whose work he had been enthusiastic before. The `Brücke` artists were also fascinated by Munch`s work and they tried in vain to win the Norwegian artist for joint projects. It was not until 1912, when the end of the `Brücke` was already in sight, that Kirchner met Munch at the Sonderbund exhibition in Cologne, where they exchanged their views on the exhibition. The personal contact