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Potsdamer Platz

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

1914 · Oil on canvas · Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Size2:3 ratio

Will it fit? See it to scale above your sofa, bed or mantel

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938)
Year: 1914
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 200 × 150 cm
Collection: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Movement: Expressionism

Two tall women in feathered hats stand on a round traffic island in a green square, one in a black veil and coat, the other in blue with a pale, mask-like face; behind them dark-suited men stride across the road and the pink arches of a station rise against a night-blue sky. Kirchner painted it in Berlin in 1914. The Neue Nationalgalerie identifies the curved front of a pleasure palace on the left and the entrance to Potsdamer Bahnhof at the centre. The women are prostitutes waiting for customers; Kirchner added the black widow's veil, a wartime fashion, after war broke out. The museum acquired it in 1999.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Acid green, deep blue and black make a bold, urban picture for a living room, hallway or office with white walls. Pair it with Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge at 16×24 in a black frame.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1914)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, home office, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Potsdamer Platz in the public domain?

Yes. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) died more than 70 years ago and the work was made and first published more than 95 years ago, so the painting itself is public domain in the US and Europe. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Neue Nationalgalerie.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Potsdamer Platz painted, and in what medium?

Potsdamer Platz dates from 1914 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 200 × 150 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Potsdamer Platz we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

Potsdamer Platz (Ernst Ludwig Kirchner) — Potsdamer Platz · Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1914. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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