In 1912, the artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner completed his painting Two Women. Two Woman was a painting that had a lot of depth, meanings that are not noticeable at first glance. Thirty years later, in 1942, the famous American artist Edward Cooper was putting the finishing touches on his masterpiece Nighthawks, a painting that expressed both the general feelings of the time and Cooper's overall life experience. Both Two Woman and Nighthawks have a lot in common due to their personalities and experience with isolation and loneliness, which is reflected in their art. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German artist, painter and printmaker. Born in 1880, Kirchner was an expressionist artist. He painted subjects from a single perspective, often changing them drastically to convey a point of view or message he wanted to convey. He was a founding member of the artist group called "Die Brücke" or "The Bridge". Originally based in Dresden, the group then moved to Berlin where they had the opportunity to draw from the city's frenetic pace in their art. Nudes played an important role in their paintings. The group often had casual sex and walked around their studio naked. Spontaneity played a rather important role in the paintings. Kirchner often painted subjects in fifteen-minute sessions to preserve the spontaneity of the moment. Shortly after the group's move to Berlin, some arguments broke out which eventually led to the group's dissolution. The many different artistic points of view found in Berlin led to splits in the group. Kirchner's life was not easy. He attempted to start an art school, but failed miserably, as evidenced by his art. Through his artwork in Berlin, he... middle of paper......paints; Nighthawks and Two Women don't look similar in the slightest, upon a second deeper look you begin to notice their similarities. Similarities that are found both in real paintings; as well as in the places in their lives where the respective artists found themselves. Both were experiencing a period of isolation, whether in their personal lives, the society around them, or both. These feelings were conveyed to their paintings, leaving us, the viewer, to look at them, study them and listen to the message they say. Works Cited Academic Article Used: Lucius Grisebach. "Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. November 29, 2011.Levin, Gail. Edward Hopper: an intimate biography. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998.