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 you don't notice at first glance. Thirty years later, in 1942, the famous American artist Edward Cooper put the finishing touches on his masterpiece Nighthawks, a painting that expressed both the general sentiments of the era as well as the overall life experience of Cooper. Two Woman and Nighthawks have a lot in common due to their personalities and their experiences 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 point of view, often changing them radically to convey a point of view or a message he wanted to convey. He was a founding member of a group of artists called “Die Brücke” or “The Bridge”. Originally based in Dresden, the group later moved to Berlin where they had the opportunity to draw inspiration from the city's fast pace to develop their art. Nudes play a big role in their paintings. The group often engaged in casual sex and walked around their studio naked. Spontaneity played a fairly important role in the paintings. Kirchner often painted subjects in fifteen-minute sessions in order to preserve the spontaneity of the moment. Shortly after the band moved to Berlin, arguments arose, which later led to the band's dissolution. The diversity of artistic viewpoints present in Berlin led to divisions within the group. Kirchner's life was not easy. He attempted to start an art school, but failed miserably, which is evident in his art. Thanks to his works in Berlin, he is in the middle of paper ......ainting; Nighthawks and Two Women don't seem similar at all, after a second closer look you start to notice their similarities. Similarities found both in the paintings themselves; as well as in the places of their lives where the respective artists found themselves. Both were going through a period of isolation, which occurred either in their personal lives or in the society around them, or both. These feelings were carried through to their paintings, letting us, the viewer, look at them, study them and hear the message they convey. Works Cited Scientific 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.