Conventions of The expressionist Art movement

Fränzi in front of Carved Chair
Fränzi in front of Carved Chair by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

The little working class girl is painted green with thick heavy brush strokes and sat on a chair sculpured as a naked woman with influence from African art. The non realistic green contrasts with the chair to make sexual implications.

The backround colours are used to make it seem absract and show the contrast between the young model and her emotions and the naked chair. It makes it seem unrealistic and contrasts the 2 types of people whilst the blue and pink on the green girls face makes her seem comfortable which further impplies sexual tentions onto the paining.

It done to show emotions and the range of colours is used to show feelings in an abstract way to show comfortableness whilst also using the naked woman to bring sexual implications

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