Expressionist Scherer: Direkter, Roher, Emotionaler. More Direct, More Raw, More Emotional

In his short life, Hermann Scherer (1893-1927) created an impressive oeuvre within the space of a few years and is regarded today as one of the most important Expressionists in Switzerland. However, art history has labelled him as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s pupil and invariably viewed his work - more direct, more raw, more emotional - in the light of this comparison. Both artists worked together periodically in the seclusion of the Davos mountains; their works evince a number of stylistic, motivic and technical parallels. But the relationship between the two men was more complex.