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Expressionist Paintings

introduction to expressionism

Shifts in creative techniques and vision erupted across Europe around the beginning of the century in reaction to huge societal developments. The word “Expressionism” is believed to have originated from Antonin Matejcek, an art historian, who created the term to indicate the complete reverse of Impressionism.

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The Scream  (1893) Edvard Munch

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Large Blue Horses  (1911) Franz Marc

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Street, Berlin  (1913) Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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The Cyclist  (1913) Natalia Goncharova

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Sitting Woman with Legs Drawn Up  (1917) Egon Schiele

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Portrait of a Man  (c. 1918) Erich Heckel

the term "expressionist artwork"

Antonin Matejcek is credited with coining the term “Expressionism.”  He was an art historian who coined the word to describe the polar opposite of Impressionism.

what was unique about expressionism?

Unlike Impressionism’s bucolic settings and Neoclassicism’s scholarly sketches, Die Brücke painters employed deformed shapes and discordant, artificial colors to provoke the audience’s emotional reaction. A minimalist and primal aesthetic also bound the group together.

WHAT WAS DER BLAUE REITER?

The group of painters that formed Der Blaue Reiter had a preference for abstractions, figurative substance, and spiritual connotations. Their name was inspired by a depiction of a steed and rider from one of Wassily Kandinsky’s works.

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