Chapter 13.3 Turn-of-the-Century Expressions A number of Eurpean painters express the bleakness of contemporary society and urban life, leading to the widely embraced Expressionist movement.

Edvard Munch (1863-1944) NorwegianThe Cry, Oil and tempera on cardboard, 1893, 36 x 29”

Edvard Munch (1863-1944) NorwegianGirls on a Bridge, Oil on canvas, 1907 , 32 x 27”

Edvard Munch (1863-1944) Norwegian Oil on canvas

Henri Rouseau (1844-1910) Rousseau was a self-taught artist who worked as a customs official. He did not start to paint until he was in his forties, and is considered a primitive, or naive artist. His work does not really fit into any particular category. Art critics ridiculed the child-like look of his art, but many sophisticated artists, such as Picasso and Matisse, admired his paintings.

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) French “Sleeping Gypsy,” Oil on canvas, 1897

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) French Oil on canvas

Pablo Picasso (1881-1974) SpanishThe Old Guitarist, Oil on wood, 1903, 48 x 32”