One hundred years have now gone by since the group of artists Brücke ('The Bridge') came into existence in Germany. It was founded in Dresden in 1905 by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and was later joint by Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Cuno Amiet and Otto Mueller, among other painters.

This retrospective offers a tour to the different stylistic periods of Brücke, from the works immediately prior to the founding of the group to those belonging to the Berlin period: 1912-13, their last years of communal activity. The language of early Expressionism was fully developed during the eight years in which Brücke was active.

The discourse of this exhibition is organised in eight thematic sections, which help the visitor to understand the aims shared by the artistic work of the members of Brücke. The different sections show, among other subjects, the early influence of Van Gogh upon the group, their fascination with primitivism, the representation of nude in interiors and in the open air, circus and variety shows or urban life itself.